Offshore staff
HAUGESUND, Norway — Offshore wind service company Edda Wind celebrated the naming ceremony of Edda Brint, its latest service operation vessel (SOV), on June 17 at the Astilleros Balenciaga Shipyard in Zumaia, Spain.
"Edda" is a name tradition that Edda Wind has continued from its founding company Østensjø Rederi, and "Brint" is Danish for hydrogen.
Edda Brint will be deployed for the Seagreen project in Scotland.
Edda Brint is a purpose-built SOV designed with flexibility and operability, prepared for emission-free operations with a hydrogen-based propulsion system. The vessel will serve as the mother vessel for wind turbine technicians as they perform commissioning and maintenance work on offshore wind turbines. The SOV is 82.85 m in length and can accommodate up to 60 persons in total.
Within a few years, they Edda Wind plans for its fleet to be the first SOVs operating without carbon emissions.
Edda Brint is almost completed and is being prepared for her sea trials. The vessel will be delivered from Balenciaga in August, and following installation of the gangway system, the vessel will commence the contract with MHI Vestas at the Seagreen offshore wind farm. The contract has a firm period of 15 years (i.e., running until 2037).
06.20.2022
