The self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel, Gang Hang Ping 5, capable of installing 26 MW wind turbines, has been delivered to Qingdao in east China.
Gang Hang Ping 5, China’s largest self-elevating wind turbine installation vessel, was delivered on 28 August in Qingdao, Shandong Province, according to Tianjin Port Group.
The 29,000-tonne vessel is 135 meters long and 50 meters wide, with a lifting capacity of 1,800 tonnes. It can operate in water depths exceeding 70 meters and has an elevating height above the deck of 168 meters.
Tianjin Port Group stated that Gang Hang Ping 5, with its 135-meter legs on the jacking system, can lift over 200 meters above water, making it the first vessel of its kind in China.
The vessel is also the first wind turbine installation ship in the country equipped with an intelligent ship system, enabling route and speed design and optimization, intelligent energy efficiency management, and an intelligent integration platform.
The ship features systems for monitoring and intelligent management, potentially increasing efficiency for wind turbine installations by approximately 20 percent.
Manufactured by Tianjin Changer Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Tianjin Port Group, the vessel is capable of installing 26 MW wind turbines. It can simultaneously carry two sets of 20 MW wind turbines and is designed for integrated operations, including transportation, storage, and installation of units.
The ship uses a combination of wind and solar energy to meet its onboard power needs.
In February, South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction and CCCC Tianjin Dredging China signed an agreement for the use of the vessel for five years.
As reported in July, Shanghai could install 29.3 GW of offshore wind capacity, according to a plan approved by China’s central government. This would enable the city to generate around 100 TWh of green electricity annually from offshore wind, enough to power half of Shanghai.
China is already leading in installed offshore wind capacity. At the end of 2022, the country had 31.4 GW installed, according to a report from Global Energy Monitor (GEM), and added 6.3 GW last year, marking its sixth consecutive year in the top position for newly installed capacities, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
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