Roll Group transports US offshore wind components
Published by Sarah Smith,
Assistant Editor
Energy Global,
Roll Group vessels have transported the foundations, towers and blades of US offshore wind farm from Europe to North America.
The offshore wind farm will be located 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, US generating a combined total of 12 MW, a cooperation between Dominion and Ørsted Wind Power North America LLC, with Jan De Nul Group as subcontractor.
On 31 March 2020, the first foundation components for two windmills were loaded onto the BigRoll Beaufort at the EEW facility in Rostock, Germany. In order to be able to transport all wind equipment in safest way, the in-house engineers of Roll Group have designed dedicated grillage for Jan De Nul. This grillage was installed onboard the BigRoll Beaufort in Gdynia, Poland, before loading.
After loading in Rostock, the BigRoll Beaufort made a port call in Esbjerg, Denmark, to load the ‘white’ parts – such as towers and blades. Mid-April the ship set sail to her final destination in Halifax, Canada. At this moment the BigRoll Beaufort is ready for the discharge operation. The foundation components will be discharged by Jan De Nul’s installation vessel Vole au Vent, which will sail to the wind farm to install the foundation components. In the meantime, Jan De Nul will assemble and commission the tower sections onboard the BigRoll Beaufort and prepare it for installation by the Vole au Vent.
Read the article online at: https://www.energyglobal.com/wind/28052020/roll-group-transports-us-offshore-wind-components/
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