Tag: offshore wind
Dual-Fuel Methanol Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessel from Yantai Receives ABS Approval
(SHANGHAI) ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. for its design of a dual-fuel methanol, heavy-duty, offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV). The WTIV is capable of transporting and installing the largest wind turbines in the world, those capable of producing 16 to 20 megawatts…
ABS Hosts Fourth Annual Offshore Wind Forum: Exploring Synergies and Innovation
Discussions Point to Industry Momentum and Optimism (NEW ORLEANS) Key stakeholders from across the offshore wind industry and from around the world joined ABS in a standing-room-only event to explore the state of the industry during the ABS fourth annual Offshore Wind Forum. Attendees represented all segments of the industry…
Novel Design for Floating Offshore Wind Approved by ABS
(ABERDEEN) ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) to ECO TLP™ and MOCEAN-Offshore BV for its floating offshore wind turbine support structure. The unique design from ECO TLP™ utilizes slip-formed cylindrical concrete hulls and gravity anchors, which, when combined with a tension-leg mooring system, has a smaller footprint than traditional…
ABS Publishes Comprehensive Guide for Offshore Electric Substations – First to Cover Floating Wind
(HOUSTON) In an industry first, ABS has published requirements addressing safety and technical standards for floating offshore wind substations. Together with input from offshore wind project developers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of substations, and transportation and installation (T&I) companies, ABS developed the Requirements for Offshore Substations and Electrical Service Platforms which addresses not only fixed…
