OFFSHORE PLATFORM
MAIN FEATURES :
15 days/15 people autonomy – Maximum capacity of 40 people – Test tank of 6x6x10 m – Telescopic crane with a maximum capacity of 500 Kg at 5 m – Marine crane with a maximum capacity of 20 Tn at 9 m – Gantry crane of 4 Tn maximum capacity – Submarine communication cables – Underwater electrical transformer station and electrical substation – Connection to the electricity transmission grid – Continuous monitoring system.
The infrastructure, built over a caisson which rests on the seabed, is located 1 Nm oofshore, in the NE of Gran Canaria, at 30.5 m depth and with a Surface of 5000 m2. It is comprised of the following different levels, each for a different use:
The main infrastructures installed in the platform are:
- 2 Floating quays of dimensions 3,0 x 6,7 m. in the south corner of the structure.
- Personnel transfer basket (by crane) capable of transporting up to four standing passengers or 2 person plus stretcher. Max gross weight: 800kg.
- Telescopic crane with a 17,70 m. boom.
- Sewage treatment plants: 2 treatment plants for grey (for recycling 3.500 l/d) and sewage water (around 94% reduction in BOD, 93% in SS and 80% in CDO).
- 3x11 m3 tanks which gets sea water from different depths and 2x16 m3 tanks, one with sea water that will undergo a process of desalination and will pass to the other one where the fresh water is stored, desalination system with a capacity of 16 m3/d, fresh water tank, hand tools and other small equipment, two pallet trucks with a maximum load capacity of 2,5 tons.
