Cadeler A/S announced the successful delivery of its latest jack-up wind turbine installation vessel, Wind Pace, marking another significant milestone in the company?s ongoing fleet expansion. Delivered safely, on time, and within budget, Wind Pace becomes the seventh vessel in Cadeler?s growing portfolio of wind turbine installation vessels, further strengthening the company?s capacity to meet the increasing global demand for large-scale renewable energy solutions. Wind Pace was officially named at a naming ceremony on the 12 March at the COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (COSCO) shipyard in Qidong, China, where she was built.
After her delivery, Wind Pace will be deployed in the U.S. under a contract from Second Quarter 2025 to First Quarter 2026, supporting a project at an offshore wind farm in the region, Cadeler?s second project in American waters. Her sister vessel, Wind Peak, the first of Cadeler?s two newbuild P-class vessels, was delivered in August 2024, and has just embarked on her first installation project, the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, off the Yorkshire coast of the United Kingdom - one of the largest single offshore wind farms in the world. A vessel engineered for tomorrow: Wind Pace is specifically designed to handle the increasing size, scope, and complexity of next-generation wind farm projects as well as the most challenging offshore conditions.
The P-class vessels are capable of transporting and installing up to seven complete 15 MW turbine sets per load or five 20+ MW turbines, reducing the number of roundtrips required and significantly accelerating installation time while improving energy and cost efficiency. An advanced hybrid power system and cyber-secure operational infrastructure ensure high efficiency and enhanced safety. The P-class vessels are the result of close cooperation between Cadeler and its key partners on these new buildings, including COSCO, GustoMSC, NOV, Kongsberg, Huisman, and MAN Energy.
