DSIC taps GTT for tank design of three new LNGCs
DSIC taps GTT for tank design of three new LNGCs - Offshore Energy
DSIC taps GTT for tank design of three new LNGCs
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order from the Chinese shipyard Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) for the tank design of three new liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs), on behalf of China Energy.
GTT said it will design the tanks of the three vessels, which will each offer a capacity of 175,000 m3.
The tanks will be fitted with the Mark III Flex membrane containment system developed by GTT.
The delivery of the vessels is scheduled for the first half of 2027 and the first quarter of 2028.
Earlier this month, GTT received an order from DSIC for the tank design of two new LNGCs on behalf of Sea Jade Investment.
The delivery of those vessels is scheduled between the first and the third quarters of 2027.
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In regard to other DSIC endeavours, this month, the shipyard signed a contract with Jiangsu Yak for the cargo containment system construction project of ten 175,000 cubic meter LNGCs.
According to DSIC, the two parties will work together in construction, production management, safety management, quality management, logistics management and other aspects to complete the project.
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Related Knowledge Center: Offshore wind energy
Over the next decade, U.S. offshore wind power is expected to grow from a single 30-megawatt wind farm off Rhode Island to more than 2,000 MW of capacity along the Atlantic Seaboard. There are contracts for wind power off the coasts of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Virginia.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has estimated the United States has over 4,000 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind potential, enough to power the country four times over.
The growth in part being spurred by state solicitations, including in New York, where then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) set a commitment of 9,000 MW of offshore wind by 2035, and in Connecticut, where in June 2021, Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed legislation authorizing the construction of 2,000 MW of offshore wind by 2030.
The offshore development is also being driven by an investment tax credit set to end in December 2019 and is equal to 12 percent of expenditures. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) have introduced a bill to extend the tax credit for up to eight years.
The Interior Department has held eight competitive lease sales that resulted in 15 offshore wind leases over 1.7 million acres that has the potential for 21 GW of capacity. In February 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed a bidding process that realized $4.37 billion for 488,000 acres across six lease areas in federal waters off New York and New Jersey.
Projects have also been proposed off the Southeast coast, off California and Hawaii, and for the Great Lakes.