Piet Brouwer wins WSV order

Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology will design, engineer and deliver the complete electrical system, including the diesel electric propulsion. The propulsion will be designed and delivered in partnership with D&A Electric from Ridderkerk.

Orion, which is being built by CIG Shipbuilding on behalf of Acta Marine, a subsidiary of dredging company Van Oord, will have two levels below decks and space above the hatches on the upper deck for containers of 10, 20 or 40 feet.

The company’s panel builders are already building the main and distribution panels, while software engineers from Marble Automation, a subsidiary of Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology, have started programming the comprehensive alarm and control system.

The vessel will also feature two dedicated boat landings for crew transfer vessels and a motion-compensated gangway, which will allow for the safe and efficient transfer of technicians and equipment between the vessel and wind turbines.

The hull will be built in Poland, followed by completion and finishing in Harlingen. The vessel will be operational in September 2015.

Van Oord will deploy the ship for the construction of the Gemini windfarm, 85 km north of Groningen Province. It is set to be fully operational in 2017.

Piet Brouwer Electrotechnology is a global specialist in turnkey electrical engineering for marine installations on both commercial vessels and yachts.