February 2018

Mammoet’s purpose is to help its clients improve construction efficiency and optimize the uptime of its plants and installations, which is why the company has placed an order for 10 Demag^® all terrain cranes including an AC 500-8 crane, three Terex^® MAC 25-4 pick & carry cranes, and a Demag CC 3800-1 crawler crane.

The cranes will be added to Mammoet’s crane fleet, unparalleled in size, variety and capacities, and help the company continue to provide industry leading productivity and performance for its broad range of customers.

Committed to having the latest equipment advances, Mammoet’s new fleet of Demag all terrain cranes feature innovations such as the Demag IC-1 Plus control system and a single engine concept with an intelligent motor management system. The IC-1 Plus control system provides real time calculation of the lifting capacities. This allows the crane to perform jobs usually reserved for larger machines. The single engine with start-and-stop function reduces idle times and total engine hours, which contributes to the reduction of fuel costs and helps preserve the crane’s residual value.

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The popular Terex Mac 25-4 pick & carry crane has a 25-metric-ton lift capacity and a maximum boom length of 18.4 meters. Mammoet’s three units include intuitive controls with a large LCD and cruise control, making them simple to operate, easy to rig, and fast to transport from one job to the next.

Mammoet’s powerful Demag CC 3800-1 lattice boom crawler crane is the industry’s preferred choice for constructing wind turbines. The 650-metric-ton capacity crane features an ergonomic cab and includes fall protection as standard equipment.

Source: Terex Corporation

For more information, go to www.terex.com

In support of the Administration’s America First Energy Plan, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) recently announced the availability of draft guidelines for the use of a “Design Envelope” approach in construction and operations plans (COPs) for offshore wind energy facilities in the United States.

“The Outer Continental Shelf’s offshore wind potential is a tremendous asset and part of the Administration’s America First Energy Plan to make it easier for industry to do business here.” said Secretary Ryan Zinke. “And now, more than ever, we must use every tool at our disposal to ensure an energy-secure future — one that promotes jobs and is affordable, competitive, and safe. Offshore wind will play a big role in this future.”

In order to take advantage of the rapid pace of technological development within the offshore wind industry, offshore wind developers have asked BOEM to adopt this practice, which is standard in some European countries for permitting offshore wind energy projects. This would afford developers a degree of flexibility and allow them to make certain project-design decisions — such as which turbines to use — at the more commercially advantageous time later in the project-development process.

Last August, the Administration announced Executive Order 13807 to streamline the review and permitting of infrastructure projects. The design envelope approach would allow BOEM to analyze the environmental impacts of the proposed project in a manner that could reduce or eliminate the need for subsequent environmental and technical reviews without sacrificing appropriate environmental safeguards.

“The offshore wind industry is moving at a phenomenal pace, and I’m proud to announce that this Administration is working with industry and stakeholders to make the renewable energy development process quicker, cheaper, and more competitive with the rest of the world,” said Counselor for Energy Policy Vincent DeVito.

It is important to note that when describing a proposed wind facility, the use of a design envelope is not mandatory. Design envelopes are intended to be an optional tool for prospective developers.

BOEM welcomes input from industry and other interested stakeholders before finalizing this guidance.

Source: BOEM

For more information, go to www.boem.gov