• PALFINGER WIND cranes for the largest offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea
• Maximum customer orientation thanks to turnkey package – installation of the crane and a power pack on the transition piece (TP) including final class certification in the port
• Three of the four largest German energy suppliers already use PALFINGER WIND cranes for their offshore wind farms
PALFINGER WIND is now equipping the Baltic 2 wind farm in the German Baltic Sea with 80 cranes of type PS 23500 M. With this order for EnBW, PALFINGER WIND is now acting as supplier to three of Germany’s largest energy suppliers. Baltic 2 will generate a total output of 288 MW with 80 wind turbines, each with a power of 3.6 MW. The offshore wind farm will generate 1,200 GWh of electricity for around 340,000 households each year. It is located around 32 km north of the island of Rügen in the west of the Baltic Sea and is likely to begin operation in 2013/2014.
Turnkey solution as a decisive success factor
The world’s leading manufacturer of wind cranes will supply 80 platform cranes of type PS 23500 M with ranges of both 5 m for 39 monopiles and 6.2 m for 41 jackets. With these large ranges, secure and rapid unloading of supply ships can be guaranteed up to a significant wave height of 1.6 m. PALFINGER WIND received the contract for this heavily contested order in 2012. “This success definitely makes us proud,” says Managing Director Thomas Nitsch, pleased about the ongoing upwards trend. The crucial element in winning this order was being able to provide a turnkey solution. The turnkey package contains both the complete installation of the cranes on the platform and the final class certification in the port by Germanischer Lloyd.
Visit us at Hannover Messe from 8-12 April on our booth M33 in hall 27 and find out more about PALFINGER WIND cranes.
About PALFINGER MARINE
PALFINGER MARINE is the global leading manufacturer of highly reliable, innovative and customized marine, offshore and wind cranes as well as launch and recovery systems. Its worldwide services network, including spare parts supply, guarantees prompt and professional on-site support. The internationally operating company, which has its registered office in Salzburg (Austria) is part of the publicly listed PALFINGER Group.
About PALFINGER AG
For many years PALFINGER has been one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative lifting solutions for use on commercial vehicles and in the maritime field. As a multinational group headquartered in Salzburg, the Company’s 6.200 employees generated total sales of approx. EUR 935 million in 2012.
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