Schottel powers new SOV for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs

The 83.00 m long and 19.40 m wide Wind of Change was designed by Salt Ship Design and will enable the maintenance of wind turbines by specialized farm technicians.

The vessel’s propulsion system is powered by 4 x 1,600kW diesel generators, driving the electric motors of the Schottel propulsion package. Two Schottel Rudderpropellers type SRP 430 FP with an input power of 1,660 kW each and a propeller diameter of 2.40 m are installed at the stern. At the bow, two Schottel Transverse Thrusters type STT 6 FP (1,400 kW each) and one Schottel Retractable Rudderpropeller type SRP 260 R FP (800 kW) provide optimal manoeuvrability and full dynamic positioning to DP 2 standards.

Schottel’s Transverse Thrusters are powerful, high-quality auxiliary drives ensuring maximum manoeuvrability based on the same design principles as the market-leading Schottel Rudderpropeller. The STT’s range of application extends from brief docking and casting-off in ports with a limited number of operating hours every year to continuous operation under extreme load conditions in demanding offshore applications with dynamic positioning.

SCHOTTEL also secured a contract to provide the propulsion units for a second SOV vessel. The vessel will be deployed on Ørsted’s Hornsea Project Two Wind Farm off the coast of northeast England.