{"id":181923,"date":"2024-08-22T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/deliver-sov-for-wind-energy-marine\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T10:06:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T14:06:11","slug":"deliver-sov-for-wind-energy-marine","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/deliver-sov-for-wind-energy-marine\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai Electric delivered the first SOVs for offshore wind power in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shanghai Electric celebrated at ZPMC&#8217;s base in Qidong, China, <strong>the christening and delivery of its first two service operating vessels (SOVs)<\/strong>, marking an achievement in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/maine-the-floating-wind-energy-marine-float\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"181381\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">offshore wind industry<\/a><\/strong> offshore wind industry.\nThese vessels, developed in collaboration with Ulstein Design &amp; Solutions AS, are the first of their kind designed specifically for the needs of the Chinese market. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Characteristics and technical details of SOVs<\/h2>\n\n<p>Both <strong>SOVs<\/strong>, the Zhi Cheng 60 and the Zhi Zhen 100, integrate innovative solutions such as the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ulstein.com\/innovations\/x-bow\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ulstein.com\/innovations\/x-bow\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X-BOW<\/a><\/strong> y <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ulstein.com\/innovations\/x-stern\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ulstein.com\/innovations\/x-stern\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X-STERN<\/a><\/strong>designs, <strong>which significantly improve seakeeping performance<\/strong>.\nThese advances reduce vibrations, ensuring greater safety and comfort for the crew.\nIn addition, the vessels feature advanced dynamic positioning systems (DP2), as well as energy storage technologies. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/catalyze-and-energy-storage-ny\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"179048\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energy storage and propulsion<\/a><\/strong> and propulsion technologies, optimizing efficiency at sea.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Zhi-Zhen-100-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"SOV Zhi Cheng 60 and the Zhi Zhen 100\" class=\"wp-image-181647\" style=\"width:548px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Zhi-Zhen-100-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Zhi-Zhen-100-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Zhi-Zhen-100-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Zhi-Zhen-100-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Zhi-Zhen-100-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Zhi-Zhen-100.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zhi Zhen 100.\nSource: Ulstein <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ulstein.com\/references\/zhi-cheng-60\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ulstein.com\/references\/zhi-cheng-60\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zhi Cheng 60<\/a>, with a length of 72.6 meters, can accommodate 60 people<\/strong> and has a deck area of 400 m\u00b2.\nOn the other hand, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ulstein.com\/references\/zhi-zhen-100\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ulstein.com\/references\/zhi-zhen-100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zhi Zhen 100<\/a><\/strong>the larger Zhi Zhen 100, with a length of 93.4 meters, can accommodate 100 people and has a deck area of 620 m\u00b2.\nBoth vessels are equipped to support offshore wind farm construction and maintenance operations, ensuring smooth logistics and safe access to the turbines.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New SOVs boost marine efficiency<\/h2>\n\n<p>Liu Xiangnan, vice president of Wind Power Company at Shanghai Electric, highlighted the importance of these vessels to the industry:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>With the delivery of these <strong>world-class<\/strong> <strong>SOVs<\/strong>, we reaffirm our commitment to offshore safety and operational efficiency, adding value to our customers and improving working conditions for our team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Liu-Xiangnan-y--1024x576.webp\" alt=\"SOV\" class=\"wp-image-181635\" style=\"width:596px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Liu-Xiangnan-y--1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Liu-Xiangnan-y--300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Liu-Xiangnan-y--768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Liu-Xiangnan-y--1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Liu-Xiangnan-y--624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Liu-Xiangnan-y-.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Liu Xiangnan and Runar Muren.\nSource: ulstein <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Runar Muren, CEO of Ulstein Design &amp; Solutions AS, expressed his satisfaction with the project and the strong collaboration between the companies:  <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>These vessels not only represent a breakthrough in marine engineering, but are also an example of sustainable development in the offshore wind industry in China.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>With the implementation of these <strong>SOVs<\/strong>, Shanghai Electric is positioning itself as a leader in the transition to renewable energies, supporting the growth of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/marine-wind-energy-in-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"162384\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">offshore wind energy<\/a><\/strong> in China with state-of-the-art technology.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/ulstein.com\/news\/delivery-of-first-two-purpose-designed-sovs-for-chinese-offshore-wind-industry\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ulstein.com\/news\/delivery-of-first-two-purpose-designed-sovs-for-chinese-offshore-wind-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ulstein Design &amp; Solutions AS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ulstein&#8217;s X-STERN design allows SOV vessels to sail both forward and astern with equal efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":181659,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-181923","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/181923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/181923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=181923"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=181923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}