Norwegian overseas vessel proprietor Volstad Maritime has actually acquired Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES) to provide the battery pack as well as linked control system for battery crediting the Grand Canyon III overseas building and construction vessel.
“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. Lower operating expenditure through reduced fuel consumption is an additional, attractive benefit,” claims Egil Bremnes, sales supervisor at NES, a HAV Group ASA subsidiary.
Bergen- based NES will certainly give the devices to the Grand Canyon III about a vessel upgrade in very early 2023. NES has actually not divulged the worth of the agreement.
Earlier this year, NES authorized a comparable agreement for Volstad Maritime’s subsea building and construction vesselVolantis While the Volantis battery pack will certainly be set up in a devoted battery space, the battery pack aboard the Grand Canyon III will certainly be set up in a container listed below 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,” claims Trond Volstad, job 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. This means that the yard stay can be shortened correspondingly, allowing the vessel to return to operation as quickly as possible,” claims Bremnes.
Grand Canyon III is a 127.5 lengthy as well as 25 meters broad overseas building and construction vessel. It is furnished with a 250-tonne overseas crane. Following the upgrade to battery power symbols in very early 2023, the vessel will certainly go into a five-year charter with Helix Energy Solutions
