About
GustoMSC
From 2010 up to February 2018 a total of 3,507 offshore wind turbines have been installed in the North Sea. 74 per cent of these wind turbines have been installed with a GustoMSC designed installation unit. Installation platforms at sea are key in order to carry out the necessary installation work in an efficient and safe manner. However, the next generation of offshore wind turbines is pushing engineers to think more creatively and cost-effectively about construction.
Pushing the boundaries
Only the most capable installation jackups currently operating, such as the Scylla, a GustoMSC NG-14000X design, are able to install the larger offshore wind turbines. Whereas vessels such as the Oleg Strashnov, with its unique hull shape and a 5,000t revolving crane, are representative of the technology engineered to support the installation of much heavier turbine foundation structures. It’s key that a new generation of technology should not only be able to carry larger loads, but also has the capacity to enable higher hoisting heights.
GustoMSC’s latest innovations to address the challenges imposed by the next generation of offshore wind turbines include the telescopic boom leg crane, enabling installation of 12-15MW turbines, and when they’re retracted they become sturdy and strong and can add capacity for foundation installation. Key to these innovations is an integral approach to the design of the jack-up platform and its crane and combining them into an integrated heavy lift tool.
Floating wind
Floating offshore wind turbines have a great potential to unlock deep water wind resources. The key requirements for the commercializing of floating wind are lowering the costs and enabling the industrialization at large scale. The robust and cost-effective GustoMSC Tri- Floater satisfies these requirements.
Our future
We see our future as a technologically driven strategic partner for our clients. We do so in the firm belief that broad, integrated and well thought-out solutions are the only appropriate response to the challenges of working at sea.
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