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Voltaire Installs First Next-Generation Wind Turbines To Help Deliver FIrst Power At Dogger Bank In The UK
Jan De Nul Group's newest jack-up installation vessel Voltaire recently installed her very first offshore wind turbine at Dogger Bank. Soon after installing the first of 277 wind turbines, this first turbine has produced first power. The …
Oct 10, 2023 / Vessels
Cadeler triples fleet after ordering second hybrid jack-up installation vessel
Cadeler A/S has placed an order to build its second state-of-the-art F-class vessel. This is the sixth vessel that Cadeler will have in its fleet, hence tripling its number of vessels and creating the largest and most capable fleet of jack-up vessels …
Nov 23, 2022 / Vessels
Jan De Nul's Newbuild Jack-up Voltaire Hit By Typhoon Muifa
During the night of 14 to 15 September 2022 the shipyard, where jack-up installation vessel Voltaire is being built, was hit by typhoon Muifa in China.The eye of the typhoon passed over the shipyard, causing the vessel to come loose from its …
Sep 16, 2022 / Accidents
Jan De Nul launched the world’s tallest Next Generation Jack-Up Installation Vessel Voltaire
Just twenty days after Les Alizés, Jan De Nul Group launched the Voltaire, a Next-Gen Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel for offshore renewables and decommissioning, at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China. This vessel will be the second …
Jan 31, 2022 / Vessels
DEME Offshore prepares for next-generation turbines with major crane upgrade for "Sea Installer"
DEME Offshore’s DP2 jack-up installation vessel ‘Sea Installer’ will get a major crane upgrade when the capacity is increased from 900 tonnes to 1,600 tonnes. Being built by leading crane manufacturer Huisman, the new crane will enable ‘Sea …
Sep 6, 2021 / Vessels
Jan De Nul orders innovative Motion-Compensated Pile Gripper for its Floating Installation Vessel Les Alizés
Innovative monopile gripper enhances operational controlJan De Nul Group has selected Imeca, a trade mark of REEL SAS, for the delivery of a highly advanced electrical Motion-Compensated Pile Gripper for its new Floating Installation Vessel Les …
Jul 12, 2021 / Vessels
Jan De Nul halfway through installation of a 600 mw Kriegers Flak wind farm
For the largest offshore wind farm in Denmark, Jan De Nul Group is installing a total of 72 wind turbines of 8.4MW each on behalf of Vattenfall Denmark. All together, these turbines will produce enough green electricity for the annual needs of …
Apr 12, 2021 / Curious
Jan De Nul Group installed the first offshore wind turbine for the 109.2 MW Taiwan Power Company
Jan De Nul Group installed the first offshore wind turbine for the 109.2 MW Taiwan Power Company Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 Project – Demonstration.Jan De Nul’s Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Taillevent successfully installed for Taiwan Power …
Sep 17, 2020 / Vessels
Jan De Nul kicks off the construction of its next generation Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Voltaire
Jan De Nul kicks off the construction of its next-generation Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Voltaire. The steel cutting ceremony took place on Monday at the Cosco Shipping Shipyard (Nantong) CO. Ltd in China, in the presence of Jan De Nul …
May 26, 2020 / Vessels
Jan De Nul’s Voltaire secured for Dogger Bank Wind Farms
The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Dogger Bank Wind Farms, is delighted to welcome Jan De Nul’s Voltaire to the project. The new offshore jack-up installation vessel, with a lifting capacity of over 3,000 tonnes and standing taller than the …
Oct 23, 2019 / Vessels