Offshore staff
BØMLO, Norway – Eidesvik will upgrade the offshore wind vessel MV Acergy Viking with a battery pack and hybrid propulsion system.
The company expects conversion of the 14-year-old vessel to be completed in 1Q 2022. With hybrid propulsion, diesel consumption should decrease by up to 350 metric tons/yr, with CO2 emissions more than 1,000 metric tons/yr lower.
CEO Fredrik Meling said: “Eidesvik took an active role in the development of a battery solution for ships already in 2006. This solution was later installed on board MV Viking Lady, making her the first offshore supply ship in the world with a battery on board.
“At an early stage, hybrid solutions were mainly installed on board our supply vessels, but Eidesvik was also early with similar environmental upgrades on several of our subsea vessels. We are now particularly pleased to introduce hybrid propulsion also on one of our vessels with assignments within offshore wind and renewable energy.”
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has renewed an offshore wind contract for the Acergy Viking which will now work for the company over the next six years.
Eidesvik now expects three-quarters of its fleet to operate with hybrid battery propulsion by the first half of 2022.
04/21/2021
