Mpi-Adventure

Vroon has announced that its wind-turbine installation vessel MPI Adventure has installed the first of 72 SWT-4.0-130 offshore wind turbines on the Sandbank offshore wind farm. Installation of the first turbine was completed last week, on 28 July, well ahead of the original schedule. Following completion of her contract to assist in commissioning the offshore substation on the Sandbank offshore wind farm, MPI Adventure was remobilised for these offshore wind-turbine-installation works. The vessel is capable of installing 6 of these complete offshore wind turbines per cycle. MPI has also been responsible for the design, engineering and manufacturing of the sea fastenings being used during transportation and installation of all 72 turbines. In addition, MPI is providing project management throughout the whole turbine campaign. Once completed in 2017, the wind farm will be capable of generating green electricity for more than 400,000 households. The Sandbank offshore wind farm is located approximately 90km west of the island of Sylt in the German Bight. http://en.portnews.ru/news/223789/

Specialist offshore wind construction vessel ‘MPI Adventure’ has been contracted to assist with the commissioning works on the offshore substation of the Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm in German waters. MPI Adventure will provide accommodation services, lifting operations and provision of supplies. The Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm is located approximately 90km west of the island of Sylt in the German Bight. It will consist of 72 4.0MW turbines which will also be installed by MPI Adventure as of summer 2016. - See more at: http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/industry-news/mpi-adventure-contracted#sthash.mL1oe2Ii.dpuf

The world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel is heading to the Port of Tyne on Oct. 4, 2012. The giant ship MPI Adventure has been commissioned by Narec, the National Renewable Energy Centre, to collect a 750-tonne Met Mast fitted with the latest technologies for measuring wind resource and collecting marine conditions and marine life data. It will be installed three miles offshore of Blyth to measure the wind resource for the proposed Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration Site. MPI Adventure was launched from MPI Offshore’s base in Middlesbrough and is expected to arrive at the Port of Tyne on Oct. 4, 2012. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2012/10/04/giant-ship-mpi-adventure-heading-for-port-of-tyne-51140-31961819/