Wind Energy – Turbine Installation Platform
On Aug. 28, the Gang Hang Ping 5, a self-propelled and jack-up offshore wind turbine installation platform with China’s highest elevation height, strongest comprehensive lifting capacity and the longest pile leg, was successfully delivered in east China’s port city Qingdao.
With a length of 135 meters and a width of 50 meters, the ship weighs approximately 29,000 tonnes when empty. It has a maximum lifting capacity of 1,800 tonnes and can operate in water depths of over 70 meters. The elevating height above the deck is 168 meters.
As the fourth-generation jack-up and self-propelled offshore wind turbine installation platform in China, it has a 135-meter-long pile leg with its jack-up system. The elevating height above the water surface of its crane exceeds 200 meters, once again breaking the record for elevating height among similar platforms.
The vessel is also the first wind turbine installation platform in China equipped with an intelligent ship system, enabling route and speed design and optimization, intelligent energy efficiency management, and intelligent integration platform.
It’s also capable of comprehensive monitoring and intelligent management of the vessel, resulting in an approximately 20-percent increase in wind turbine installation efficiency.
Additionally, the platform is equipped with a wind-solar complementary green energy system, providing ample power supply for daily use.
Manufactured by Tianjin Changer Engineering, the vessel is said to be capable of installing 26 MW wind turbines.
