Edda Boreas is the second of six sister CSOV vessels on order for Edda Wind on the Gondan Shipyard. [Photo: Edda Wind]
In its newest replace on its newbuild deliveries, Haugesund, Norway, headquartered offshore wind service vessel firm Edda Wind experiences that it has taken supply of the Edda Boreas from the Gondan Shipyard in Spain.
The Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) is the second of six sister vessels to be delivered from Gondan and can begin set up of its movement compensated gangway and crane system after departing the shipyard.
The vessel is ready to begin work at Dogger Wind farms, U.Ok., in May for minimal two years.
ZERO EMISSION READY
Edda Wind says that the Edda Boreas has been designed with a flexibility and operability that allows it to service wind farms worldwide. It has additionally been ready for zero-emission operations utilizing hydrogen as power service in a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) concept. This idea has been adopted by Edda Wind because it meets the corporate’s strict standards for secure operation, logistics options and endurance. The firm says that this manner of dealing with hydrogen on board avoids publicity to the protection dangers that exist for a number of different inexperienced gasoline options.
Edda Boreas is of Salt 0217 design and is construct quantity C490 from Gondan. The vessel is 88.3 meters lengthy with a beam of 19.7 meters. It can accommodate 120 individuals in excessive normal cabins.
“Operators are continuously looking for ways to improve the efficiency of wind farm operations and reduce operating costs and environmental footprint,” says Edda Wind CEO Kenneth Walland. “Our specially designed offshore wind service vessels provide exactly this. We expect the demand for specialized service vessels to further increase, and we are well-positioned to capitalize on this trend.”
