A2SEA

A2SEA based in Fredericia is a Danish company that specializes in technical services in the field of offshore wind energy technology and this included as a shipping company operates a number of installation vessels. A2SEA, is 51 % owned by the Danish energy company Dong Energy ( operator of several offshore wind farms ) and 49% of Siemens Wind Power (manufacturer of wind turbines and other equipment of offshore wind farms ).

History

The company was founded in 2000. For the construction of offshore wind farms in 2001 and 2002, the cargo ship Ocean Ady and Ocean Hanne got signed and rebuilt according to the specifications of A2SEA to installer ships. In this, inter alia, Jack-up legs and on-board crane retrofitted. In 2002 A2SEA wrapped with the Horns Rev wind farm with 80 wind turbines from his first project.

In the following years A2SEA grew continuously through participation in numerous offshore wind projects and has become a leader in the industry. 2005 bought A2SEA the above two, previously only vessels chartered and renamed it Sea Energy and Sea Power. 2007 and 2008 came with the Sea Jack and the Sea Worker added two more installation vessels.

In 2009 A2SEA was bought by Dong Energy. DONG, 2010, from a minority stake of 32.8 % initially to Siemens Wind Power. That same year, this interest was increased to 49%.

2010 A2SEA was with the Sea Installer install a fifth ship in order, which was built according to their own technical specifications and completed in late 2012. Beginning of 2013 the installation vessel in the construction of wind turbines in the wind farm will " Gunfleet Sands III " used, then it is to be used in the Irish Sea in the construction of wind farms " Anholt " in the Danish Baltic Sea and " Duddon Sands ". 2012 acquired A2SEA the daughter of CT Offshore, a company specializing in Seekabeltechnik.

Products and services

A2SEA provides service vessels, personnel and tools as well as the associated project management, planning and logistics for the construction and maintenance of offshore wind turbines. In addition to the wind turbines installed A2SEA also other electrical and mechanical parts of the system of offshore wind parks such as substations, wind measurement towers and submarine cable. Since its founding in 2000 A2SEA has built more than 700 offshore wind turbines; representing about 60 % of such investments worldwide (as of 2012). A2SEA is it the market leader in this business.

Among the numerous offshore wind farms that A2SEA has worked include, among others, the Baltic 1 wind farm in Germany, Prinses Amalia and Egmond in the Netherlands, Lillgrunden in Sweden, Arklow Bank in Ireland, Horns Rev, Nysted / Roedsand 1 and 2, Frederikshavn, Sprogø and Anholt in Denmark, Scroby Sands, Burbo Bank, Kentish Flats, Robin Rigg, Thanet, Gunfleet Sands, Walney 1, Greater Gabbard, Ormonde, London Array, Sheringham Shoal, Teesside, West of Duddon Sands and Gwynt y Môr in United Kingdom.

Among the wind farms listed above are many, in which DONG and / or Siemens are involved as operators and / or manufacturers. A2SEA but also works for other clients.

Fleet

The fleet of A2SEA (without the daughter offshore CT ) in particular include five large installation vessels:

Furthermore A2SEA has a number of smaller tender boats for transporting crew and equipment. Also the subsidiary CT Offshore includes several work boats, particularly cable-laying.

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