Jan De Nul and China Merchant Heavy Industry (CMHI) have begun the construction of the 5,000-tonne floating installation crane vessel Les Alizs. <\/p>\n
Les Alizs is specifically designed for loading, transporting, lifting, and installing offshore wind turbine foundations.<\/p>\n
It will be capable of building the newest generation of offshore wind farms once delivered in April 2022, but is also suitable for decommissioning offshore oil & gas platforms. <\/p>\n
Main features include a main crane of 5,000 tons, a deck loading capacity of 61,000 tons, a deck space of 9,300 m, as well as 6 MAN 12V32\/44CR main engines.<\/p>\n
SCHOTTELwill providea full propulsion package and Red Rockwill supplythree knuckle telescopic offshore cranes. <\/p>\n
Les Alizs will be equipped with an exhaust gas filtering technology that complies with the EURO STAGE V guidelines for emissions on land and inland waterways. <\/p>\n
Additionally, it will be fitted with an Energy Storage System (ESS), forming a hybrid setup with the main diesel engines, which will compensate power peaks on the main engines and recover energy from the heavy-lift crane, resulting in optimized engine operation and less fuel consumption and emissions, Jan De Nul said.<\/p>\n
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