Jumbo Offshore has completed installing eighty transition pieces for the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan. The company deployed its DP2 heavy-lift crane vessel Jumbo Javelin for the project.
The contract was awarded by Yunneng Wind Power. Prior to undertaking the project, Jumbo Offshore carried out extensive project preparations to ensure a smooth project execution.
Also read: VIDEO: SAL launches first ship of methanol-ready Orca class
Project-specific outfitting
Following this, Jumbo Javelin was outfitted in a project-specific set-up. This included the Jumbo Fly-Jib modular crane boom extension. This feature can be mounted on a Jumbo J-Class vessel to increase the lifting height. With this, the vessel was provided with the capability to lift the 27-metre high transition pieces (TPs).
Jumbo Javelin performed the final TP installation on Friday, August 23. The vessel was loaded out with TPs in Kaohsiung, transporting up to four 450-tonne TPs at one time. In total, Jumbo Javelin transported and installed eighty TPs during the project.
Jumbo completed its scope ahead of schedule, contributing to the client’s target of completing the offshore wind farm (OWF) before the end of 2024.
Also read: Jumbo wraps up monopile removal works in Taiwan
Installing on DP and on anchors
Water depths at the Yunlin OWF vary between 7 and 35 metres. The shallower water locations are not suitable for installation in DP mode. Therefore, Jumbo Offshore switched between installation on DP and installation on anchors, making full use of the vessel’s versatility.
The Yunlin OWF is located in the Taiwan Strait, between 8 and 17 km from the coast of Taiwan. Covering an area 82 km2, the OWF comprises 80 WTG (wind turbine generators), able to provide up to 640 MW clean electricity, sufficient to power 600,000 Taiwanese households.
Picture: Jumbo Javelin installing transition pieces at Yunlin OWF (by Jumbo).
Also read: Alewijnse to supply smart systems for Jumbo vessels
