M/V Windlifter – Interesting Ship Of The Week

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x-bow-offshore-wind-shipulstein-windfinderThe M/V Windlifter concept vessel is a Dynamically Positioned single lift offshore wind turbine installation vessel not limited by waterdepth. With an X-BOW® hull design, the Windlifter can transport 4 turbines at a time and uses a modular, mechanical system to skid the turbines from the vessel onto the foundation.

The installation system excels in its simplicity, doing away with complex and therefore failure prone systems, like heave compensation. Furthermore the system is designed in such a way that all components are relatively close to deck level, improving accessibility and as such reducing maintenance costs.

Click HERE for a video of the Windfinder in action.

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3 Responses to M/V Windlifter – Interesting Ship Of The Week

  1. avatar James says:
    October 13, 2012 at 5:41 am

    what about its GC?

  2. avatar David Michael Lallatin says:
    October 13, 2012 at 4:37 pm

    Undoubtedly, one of the least realistic designs I've seen!

  3. avatar Barney Fedele says:
    October 14, 2012 at 12:41 am

    JFC! look at the stuff people are building, Look at that ship, look at that bow!