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Palfinger has been contracted by Iemants, a subsidiary of Smulders, to deliver two fully electric jib cranes for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in Poland, where the cranes will be installed on the projects’ two offshore substations.
According to Palfinger, this the first time that its fully electric DKJ500e offshore cranes would be installed on an offshore project. Both cranes will be built at Palfinger Marine’s production location in Gdynia, Poland.
In addition to the two electric jib cranes, the company will also deliver six PF160 cranes for both substations, with a lifting capacity of 2,000 kilograms at a significant wave height of two meters in single line of operation.
Palfinger said on 11 November that it had also signed a contract to supply 100 platform cranes for Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3, developed by Equinor and Polenergia, earlier this year.
The company was also selected to deliver more than 100 fully electric fixed boom service cranes for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in Poland, developed by PGE and Ørsted.
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The new DKJ500e crane is designed for a safe working load of five tonnes at 28 metres outreach and is a further development of the fully electric offshore jib crane Palfinger developed for the oil and gas industry where the cranes are also designed to be fully remotely operated.
“Introducing the electric jib crane technology for the offshore wind segment is a technological milestone and a clear sign of our commitment to constant innovation and to driving electrification in this sector forward” , said S verre Mowinckel-Nilsen , Director Global Key Accounts & Segments at Palfinger Marine. “This project strengthens our footprint in the energy sector and reinforces our role as a reliable partner in the global energy transformation.”