GeoSea confirms its belief in High Wind by making necessary preparations to the crane on Apollo for installation of the Boom Lock© system.
High Wind is proud to announce that GeoSea’s new jack-up vessel Apollo will be prepared for the Boom Lock system. High Wind will manage all elements of the design and engineering in close cooperation with GeoSea and the crane manufacturer.
The Boom Lock© is a system that is mounted on an offshore crane, and is designed to control the movement of the crane hook and the payload in such a way that installation time can be drastically reduced. This results both in considerable cost savings under the form of reduced cost for installation vessels, installation crews and related costs, as well as increased income due to earlier production from the wind farm. Most importantly however, the use of the Boom Lock© will increase safety during the installation of the wind turbines as uncontrolled movements in windy conditions will be dramatically reduced.
Ole Jacob Wang Nielsen, Head of Business Development of High Wind, commented on the agreement “We are honoured to have been trusted by GeoSea to prepare their newest jack- up vessel Apollo for the Boom Lock system. With the system installed, the Apollo will be capable of safer and more efficient installation of turbines and blades in higher wind speeds”.
