In October 2016 PES brought you the newly baptised Vol au Vent. It has certainly been a winner for Jan de Nul, with ongoing projects and planned improvements to increase the crane’s capacity and available deck space.
The Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project
During the third quarter of 2017, Jan De Nul Group’s vessel Vole au Vent will start the installation of 5 MHI Vestas 8.3 MW turbines at the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Project. This new project is located 5.7km off the coast of Blyth, Northumberland, UK.
The Jan De Nul Group was awarded the contract in March 2016 after FID was achieved by EDF Renewables UK. The Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm will have an initially installed capacity of 41.5MW of electricity, which is enough to provide approximately 34,000 homes of renewable energy.
Third in a row
This project will be the third project in a row for the Vole au Vent since it was acquired by Jan De Nul Group in 2015. The previous projects were the Bligh Bank Phase II project and the Tahkoluoto project in Finland. By the time the new project starts, the two previous projects will have been completed.
