Barge Master has completed the first feeder operation for the Vineyard Wind 1 project in partnership with FOSS Offshore Wind, Seaqualize, GE and DEME Offshore US.
Barge Master’s motion compensation platforms played a pivotal role in maintaining the stability and safety of the tower sections for the GE Haliade-X turbine. These platforms compensate the vessel motions, ensuring that the tower sections remain steady throughout the lifting process.
Together with Seaqualize’s heave compensation tool, which compensates for vertical movement, both technologies resulted in a seamless and safe lifting operation, increasing the weather window significantly.
For this project, Barge Master developed a “Heavy Feeder” system, to compensate for the weight and height of the immense tower sections. The system can compensate weights of up to 1,500 tons in sea states of 2.5 meters. The hydraulic cylinders and drive and control of the system were delivered by Van Halteren Technologies. TWD was responsible for all detailed engineering of the platforms and foundations.
