Damen Shiprepair & Conversion Completes Series of Works on Vole au Vent
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has recently completed works in Vlissingen on a major vessel in the fleet of dredging and marine construction specialist Jan De Nul Group: the Vole au vent, a 140m jack-up vessel built specifically for the installation of the latest generation of offshore wind turbines.
The Vole au vent arrived at Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSVI) late in 2016 having spent the summer working on the Nobelwind offshore windfarm off the coast of Belgium. She came to DSVl for modifications necessary for her second phase on the Nobelwind project; the installation of the wind turbine generator (WTG) scope. These required the demobilisation of her existing equipment used for the foundation campaign and the installation of a new configuration for the WTG installation phase.
Over the course of two weeks, her 3,400m² main deck was cleared of equipment and temporary structures and restored to its clean, completely flush layout. This allows it to accommodate wind turbine installation equipment and components, towers and blades for its next deployment off the coast of Belgium. DSVl also fabricated and installed some new deck structures including grillages for the transport of the WTG towers and nacelles.