Offshore staff
LONDON – TechnipFMC has upgraded its dive support vessel Deep Arctic to run on hybrid battery power.
This will reduce its fuel use and emissions by 20%, the company claimed.
The hybrid battery conversion took place in the Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk, Poland, in January and February. Commissioning by Siemens and sea trials followed in March and April, and the vessel was handed over in early May.
The rechargeable batteries provide redundancy power for the Deep Arctic’s dynamic positioning thrusters. Using instant access electric battery power as the back-up means fewer diesel generators are kept running, reducing engine running hours and maintenance costs by up to 50%.
In addition to the batteries, when in port, the vessel can connect to shore power so that mobilization activities can be carried out with no direct emissions, where the infrastructure is available, the company said.
Enova, which is owned by Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment, part-funded the project.
According to TechnipFMC, the change helps the company work toward its 50 by 30 target of reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030.
OneFleet is upgrading the company’s vessels to improve energy efficiency.
David Jousset, vice president OneFleet, said, “As a company, we are committed to reducing our emissions, and OneFleet is looking to solutions that will help us reduce the carbon footprint of our subsea activities. Switching to hybrid power on Deep Arctic is an important step for us.”
06/04/2021
