Including the 130 meter long legs, the Voltaire Wind Turbine Installation Vessel is 336 meters high.It’s heading from China to the North Sea and will set up a huge new turbine at Dogger Bank
technology
January 4, 2023
A ship taller than a skyscraper is heading to the North Sea to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm on Dogger Bank off England’s northeast coast.
Voltaire’s ‘jack-up’ ship, so called because it stands on the seafloor with four unfolded legs, is 130 meters long, reaching 336 meters, just slightly higher than the Eiffel Tower. Its main her deck her crane can lift her component of a wind turbine weighing 3200 tons. This is more than 22 times the weight of the Statue of Liberty’s copper and iron body. “Our ships are specifically designed to install the best offshore structures…
