Siemens to equip special vessel for transporting and erecting of offshore wind power plants

J. J. Sietas KG of Hamburg is the first German shipyard to build an installation vessel for the erection of offshore wind farms. Siemens Marine Solutions will supply the appropriate diesel-electric propulsion and automation system as well as the medium voltage system for power generation and distribution. The order has a value of several million euros. The special vessel is due to be handed over to Van Oord, a Dutch water engineering company, in September 2012.

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