Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters has secured a contract for the construction of a Wind Turbine Installation Vessel (WTIV) based on Sembcorp Marine’s in-house design in collaboration with the customer.
The WTIV project is scheduled to be completed in early 2025. Sembcorp Marine collaborated with its unnamed customer over two years providing design development and verification work. Drawing from the Company’s technological strength and offshore engineering experience, Sembcorp Marine says it will build a WTIV capable of operating at a high level of efficiency to handle the next generation of wind turbines which are scaled up in size with longer, lighter rotor blades, taller towers, more reliable drive trains, performance optimising control systems and multi-megawatt power generation.
Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters SVP Wong Teck Cheong said: “We are grateful for the confidence our customer has placed with Sembcorp Marine to bring this breakthrough WTIV design to the offshore wind market. The Group looks forward to continuing the close collaboration with our customer to execute this project and contribute to the pace of energy transition.”
In keeping with the global shift towards a cleaner and greener energy mix, Sembcorp Marine has proactively diversified into cleaner, greener and renewable energy solutions since 2015. It has seen a significant enlargement to its sustainable offerings including wind farm solutions such as offshore substations, cylindrical floating foundation solutions for next-generation offshore wind turbines, WTIV, zero-emission battery-powered/hydrogen fuel cell powered vessel, LNG-battery hybrid tugs and Gravifloat LNG export and import terminals.
Sembcorp Marine President and CEO Wong Weng Sun said: “This is another monumental step for the offshore wind industry. Sembcorp Marine is pleased to support the world’s energy transition with its innovative products and to collaborate with its customers to contribute to a more sustainable and greener future.”
