Offshore wind designer Ørsted and also Taiwanese vessel firmTa San Shang Marine Co Ltd. held an event in Taichung on Tuesday to christen and also call the first-ever purpose-built Service Operation Vessel (SOV) “TSS Pioneer” in the Asia-Pacific area.
The vessel, integrated in Vietnam, will certainly be made use of to service the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & & 2a overseas wind ranches inTaiwan “TSS Pioneer” is the first Taiwan-flagged SOV customized to meet the specific requirements of the Greater Changhua offshore wind farms and Taiwan Strait conditions.
Andreas Munk-Janson, Head of Operations for Ørsted Asia-Pacific, says: “The deployment of the bespoke SOV, TSS Pioneer, is at the core of our capabilities to perform reliable and efficient O&M services to the highest levels.
Ørsted has recruited and trained an outstanding Taiwanese O&M team who will help fulfil local energy ambitions in the decades ahead. Ørsted will bring world-class O&M expertise and capabilities to Taiwan and Asia Pacific, delivering the highest performance, quality and reliability for wind farms, whilst providing a safe working environment.”
Home away from home
Credit: Ørsted As Ørsted places it, the TSS Pioneer is the “home away from home” for Ørsted’s O&M group and also vessel staff. It consists of cabins for 60 solitary cabins for O&M service technicians and also 27 cabins for the vessel staff.
There are likewise entertainment lounges, health and fitness centers, and also, Ørsted claims, a range of healthy and balanced wedding catering for the health and wellness and also wellness of individuals onboard.
The SOV is 85.48 meters long, 19.5 meters vast, has an optimum scantling draft of 5.6 meters, and also can securely hold up against wave elevations of approximately 2.5 meters. It has a deadweight of 2,611.6 tonnes for keeping materials and also devices. The vessel is outfitted with numerous innovative modern technologies, such as a motion-compensated gangway to allow service technicians to “walk to work,” a vibrant placing system, and also a 3D motion-compensated crane to reduce wind-induced activities and also reinforce job security and also effectiveness.
