seatec - Finnish marine technology review 2/2011 | Page 15

Photo: STX Europe Opportunity Knocking: Servicing offshore wind farms A s an environmentally-conscious wave The trimaran hull was model-test- suitable for oil recovery, sea surveys and is rising in the maritime industry, the ed in VTT’s basin laboratory comparable attention turns to new business prospects – with open water and in ice conditions. With regards to maintenance of off- such as the construction of offshore wind Tests performed by Aker Arctic has re- shore wind turbines, the transfer from farms all over the world. vealed that