Cadeler’s offshore wind energy installation vessel, Wind Peak, is taking shape having been launched at Cosco’s Qidong shipyard in China.
Two years of engineering work plus 18 months construction has been invested to reach this point. The next steps are to install the jacking legs and cranes, alongside various technical installations. Sea trials are planned for mid-2024.
Wind Peak should be handed over to Cadeler in the third quarter of 2024. It is the first of two P-class vessels being developed – the second, Wind Pace, arriving in Q2 2025. Cadeler said that with a deck space of 5,600 sq m, a payload of over 17,600 tonne, and main crane capacity of above 2,500 tonnes at 53 m, each will be able to transport and install seven complete 15 MW turbine sets per load or five sets of 20-plus MW turbines.
