WPNL 202101

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CORROSION and Amphibious
Energy launch eco-friendly ICCP-
POD solution
Dutch companies CORROSION and Amphibious
Energy have joined forces to launch the ICCP-
POD, an environmentally friendly alternative to
using diesel generators to supply energy during
the construction phase of wind turbines, and sacrificial
anodes to protect turbine foundations
against corrosion.
The ICCP-POD combines two advanced technologies.
The EnergyPod, developed by Amphibious
Energy, a Dutch specialist in designing offshore,
autonomous and 100% renewable energy power
generators, is an easy-to-transport autonomous
energy plant that uses sun, wind, batteries and intelligent
electronics to provide sustainable energy
during the 18-month construction of wind turbines,
meaning that costly and environmentally unfriendly
diesel generators are no longer required.
To protect against corrosion during this construction
phrase, Dutch anti-corrosion and anti-fouling
specialist CORROSION developed compact ICCP
(Impressed Current Cathodic Protection) units.
KenzFigee opens new office in Scotland
KenzFigee, a lifting, handling and service
specialist of tailor-made equipment for the
marine, offshore and wind energy industry,
is opening a new UK office, workshop and
storage facility at Brechin (Angus), 35
miles south of Aberdeen, in Scotland.
The new site at Brechin Business Park will
have a workshop of 650sqm (9m eaves
height, 6.5m crane hook, 5te gantry crane)
and 2000sqm yard space. KenzFigee UK
will also have support from the Hydrus
Group with access to an additional
2000sqm workshop space with 15te and
50te gantry cranes if required.
The site has been chosen to allow
KenzFigee UK to accommodate the
company’s rapidly expanding workforce
and facilitate an increase in demand for its
© KenzFigee
engineering expertise in the global offshore
oil & gas, defence and renewables markets.
The new offices will house multiple project
teams within the KenzFigee UK
organisation including an innovative
engineering department and versatile multi
skilled service workforce.
Huisman receives crane orders from DEME
Offshore
FOTO met © CORROSION
By using an electronic current supplied by the
EnergyPod, these represent an innovative
eco-friendly alternative to sacrificial anodes,
which discharge large quantities of metals and
heavy metals into the water. When the wind turbines
are installed and grid-connected, the energy
supply for the ICCP system is switched from the
EnergyPod to the wind turbine itself.
Dutch heavy construction equipment
specialist Huisman has been awarded two
contracts from Belgian contractor DEME
Offshore this summer. The company will
deliver a 1,600mt Leg Encircling Crane
(LEC). The crane will be used on DEME’s
jack-up vessel Sea Installer to increase its
lifting capacity. It replaces the Sea
Installer’s current 900mt crane. The
vessel’s lifting capacity will be increased by
700mt, yet with a limited weight impact on
the vessel.
The LEC for the Sea Installer has a 140m
long boom, capable of reaching close to
160 metres above main deck, making it
suitable for the construction of tomorrow’s
offshore wind farms. The upgraded Sea
Installer will be deployed for the first time
at the 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 project in
the US.
Huisman also won a contract from DEME
for the delivery of a 2,300mt Lifting
Spreader and a set of adaptive Damping
Tugger Winches. The tools will be installed
onboard the installation vessel Orion. The
Lifting Spreader is designed for the
installation of next generation monopiles.
Cost-efficient
The ICCP-POD delivers substantial cost savings
compared to a diesel generator. In addition, further
savings can be realized in other ways. For
instance, by installing uncoated foundations,
foundations with a single base coat or utilizing
less carbon steel (corrosion allowance), depending
on customer needs and design boundaries.
Eco-friendly solution
In terms of environmental performance,
CORROSION’s ICCP unit provides major benefits.
Over a 25-year period, CORROSION’s
systems discharge approximately 1.5 million
times less aluminum into the sea that traditional
sacrificial anodes. Furthermore, the EnergyPod
is also completely recyclable and can be re-used
several times over a period of 5 to 10 years, so
that the costs will decrease even further.
© Huisman
24 | 01-2021