Kongsberg Maritime is happy to announce that it has been contracted by Island Offshore, a number one Norwegian supplier of high-quality options for the offshore oil business, to provide turnkey hybrid battery options for 3 of the agency’s UT 776 CD-design Platform Supply Vessels.
Two of the ships, Island Crusader and Island Contender, beforehand operated with a mix of Bergen LNG engines and Bergen Diesel engines, whereas the Island Commander deploys 4 diesels.
The conversion of all three into hybrid craft not solely represents a agency dedication on the a part of Island Offshore to the ideas of environmental accountability, but in addition unlocks a wealth of potential for elevated operational effectivity and a marked discount in upkeep necessities. This in flip interprets to important price financial savings for the corporate.
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In the previous, PSVs have sometimes run a number of engines to attain redundancy, with consequent impacts on gas efficiency, gear well being and emissions. However, combining standard LNG or diesel engines with KONGSBERG’s SAVe Energy battery system – which has been validated by DNV-GL – produces immediate advantages. The batteries enable for fewer engines to be operating, thus enhancing effectivity by growing the load on the remaining engines whereas additionally immediately delivering energy on demand: excellent within the context of low-load operations resembling Dynamic Positioning. Fuel consumption and operating prices may even be diminished by means of conversion of the vessels to closed bus-tie operation.
The resolution opted for by Island Offshore will function by way of a single feed from the ESS (Energy Storage System) to the principle switchboard – with guide changeover which can allow the operators to steadiness out operating hours on mills – and a 600kW twin shore connection. Kongsberg Maritime’s 8m/26ft ESS 896kWh deckhouse will embody an ordinary, type-approved, liquid-cooled container resolution with air-cooled SAVe Energy batteries. The intensive scope of provide may even contain modifications to every vessel’s major switchboard and Ok-Power EMS power administration system, in addition to an improve of the Acon automation and alarm system.
“We are pleased to be working with Kongsberg Maritime on this endeavour, as a leading supplier and strategic partner to our business,” says Tommy Walaunet, Managing Director, Island Offshore Management AS. “By making this investment despite challenging market conditions, we underline our commitment to continue reducing our vessels’ environmental footprints, and our strong belief in a sustainable future for our business.”
“The operational, financial and ecological benefits of hybridisation based on our lithium-ion SAVe Energy modular energy storage system speak for themselves,” provides Gaute Aasen Augestad, Regional Sales Manager (EMEA), Kongsberg Maritime. “Applying this concept to the PSV market sets an important precedent for the industry, and we’re pleased to have been entrusted with delivering this integrated technology package for these Island Offshore vessels.”
Reference: kongsberg.com
