BRISTOL: Norwegian oil and gas industry contracting giant Aker Solutions and Finnish propulsion specialist Wärtsilä will jointly develop a high-energy-efficiency concept in offshore wind farm installation jack-up vessels.. Wärtsilä will handle ship design, electrical power generation, propulsion machinery and high-end automation, while Aker will supply a continuous hydraulic jacking system for the unit's truss legs.
The jack-up, which is designed to operate year-round in water depths ranging from 4.5-50
