One of Sarens’ Giant Green Cranes, the SGC-90, Lifts Jacket Sections for Taiwanese Wind Farm
SGC-90 electric ring crane shows how one green initiative can support another
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February 2025

Sarens is the sustainability accelerator for the renewable energy industry, and our cranes and equipment are frequently dispatched to support green projects worldwide, including major projects and rental operations in Vietnam among other countries. 

This time, the Sarens SGC-90 electric ring crane was commissioned to perform a series of lifts in support of Ørsted's Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farm, a 900 MW-capacity facility in the Taiwan Strait. In addition to the SGC-90, Sarens deployed an impressive fleet of heavy lifting equipment, including the CC6800, LR1750, and CC2800-1 cranes, ensuring the project was executed efficiently and safely.

The SGC-90 was chosen for its large lifting capacity, boom length, and green energy system. Working on-site at the PTSC Yard in Vung Tau, Vietnam from December 2023 through March 2025, its mission has been to lift lower and upper jacket sections for assembly. Over the course of the project, Sarens has been responsible for lifting a total of 33 jackets, with two lifts per jacket.

For this project, the crane was shipped directly to the site via a single ship, and unloading took one week. Assembling the massive crane then took another six weeks before it was ready to launch into action.

The SGC-90 was configured with a 130-metre boom length and performed 32 lifts per section, amounting to a total of 64 lifts in a single year. The lower jacket sections weighed 540 tonnes, and the upper jackets weigh 700 tonnes.

This comprehensive approach underscores our ability as an organisation to handle large-scale operations by leveraging our versatile fleet.

Each lift was completed safely and securely, despite challenges that naturally arise in projects of such complexity. While language barriers were one challenge, another was the weather; due to higher afternoon and evening wind speeds, the crew remained vigilant about safely operating the crane in the right conditions. 

Sarens is pleased to have been supporting PTSC with this important operation and is proud that one of our green crane, along with other critical equipment, is supporting another green initiative: the Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farm!