As wind turbines get bigger, the vessels that install them are having to change, too.
VCG | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesA project to build a facility described as "the world's largest offshore wind farm" took a big step forward this month by producing its first power.
The sea in the Dogger Bank Offshore Development Zone is up to 63 meters deep, meaning the Voltaire's ability to work in deeper waters is crucial.
"Off the Scottish coast, for example, expensive floating windfarms are often the only way to tap into offshore wind," he said.
Søren Lassen is head of offshore wind research at Wood Mackenzie, a research and consultancy group.
Persons:
De Nul Group's, GE Vernova's, Voltaire —, De, —, Jan De Nul Group's Voltaire, Voltaire, Jan De Nul, Jan De Nul's Rutger Standaert, Standaert, Søren Lassen, Wood Mackenzie, Lassen, David L, Ryan, Wood Mackenzie's Lassen
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Visual China, Getty, Dogger Bank Wind, GE, Dogger Bank, Dogger Bank Offshore Development, COSCO Shipping Shipyard, CNBC, Boston Globe, GE Offshore, Blades, U.S
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China, North, Golden, Dogger, U.S