Grand Canyon III is a 127.5 meters lengthy and 25 meters broad offshore development vessel, geared up with a 250-tonne offshore crane.
Aalesund, Norway, headquartered Volstad Maritime has contracted HAV Group ASA subsidiary Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to ship a battery pack and related battery charging management system for its offshore development vessel Grand Canyon III.
“The demand for retrofitting battery power on board offshore vessels continues to grow as many shipowners, such as Volstad Maritime, are dedicated to reducing their carbon footprint,” says Egil Bremnes, gross sales supervisor at NES. “Lower operating expenditure through reduced fuel consumption is an additional, attractive benefit.”
NES will present the gear to the Grand Canyon III in reference to a vessel improve in early 2023 and can handle the undertaking from its headquarters in Bergen.
Following the improve to battery energy notation in early 2023, the offshore development vessel will enter a five-year constitution with Helix Energy Solutions.
Earlier, NES signed an analogous contract for Volstad Maritime’s subsea development vessel Volantis. While the Volantis battery pack is to be put in in a devoted battery room, the battery pack on board the Grand Canyon III can be put in in a container beneath the deck.
“Installing the battery pack as a container-based solution can be very cost-efficient for vessels since you do not need to build a dedicated battery room,” says Trond Volstad, undertaking supervisor at Volstad Maritime.
“Delivering the battery system in dedicated containers will also allow us to conduct extensive testing of the equipment prior to delivery,” says Bremnis. This signifies that the yard keep will be shortened correspondingly, permitting the vessel to return to operation as rapidly as potential,” says Egil Bremnes.
Grand Canyon III is a 127.5 lengthy and 25 metres broad offshore development vessel. It is supplied with a 250-tonne offshore crane.
Volstad Maritime was one of many first offshore homeowners to realize the ISO 50001 accreditation for Energy Management Standard. Installing batteries on board Grand Canyon III will take these efforts one other step ahead.
