Ship&Offshore | Issue 04/2012
Analysis of lifting operations at offshore wind farms
VESSEL OPTIMISATION Offshore wind turbines are becoming larger and more sophisticated, and they are being installed at ever greater water depths. So the monopiles carrying them must increase in size as well. This chain reaction also affects the vessels used in transport, installation and lifting operations. It is thus vital that the cranes and vessels involved be modified and optimised, writes Kristian Agdrup, head of department at OSK-Offshore, Denmark.