Norway-based Volstad Maritime has ordered a battery package and associated control system for battery charging from Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) for 2009-built multipurpose support vessel Deep Cygnus
NES will provide the equipment in connection with a forthcoming upgrade of Deep Cygnus to enable class to provide a battery power notation before the 122-m vessel enters a new charter contract in early 2024. Batteries and charging systems will be installed under deck in custom-made rooms during a shipyard stay in 2023.
HAV Group subsidiary NES will design, assemble and test the battery package and control system at its facilities in Bergen, Egersund and Ålesund, Norway with delivery expected Q4 2023.
“We will be upgrading Deep Cygnus with a battery is similar to the upgrade we are doing on board Volantis, where we placed the battery and charger under deck in custom-made rooms,” said NES sales manager Egil Bremnes.
Deep Cygnus is a DP2-class, subsea construction vessel incorporating a 150-tonne active heave-compensated subsea crane with 2,000 m of wire, and 1,400 m2 deck area.
This long-term vessel upgrade and battery installation is part of Volstad Maritime’s strategy to reduce its environmental footprint and lower industry emissions.
“We are investing significantly in upgrading and future-proofing our fleet of offshore construction vessels,” said Volstad Maritime project manager Trond Volstad.
“Reducing the offshore industry’s CO2 footprint is a shared responsibility that we take seriously. An added benefit is that our vessels become even more attractive to customers who also want to reduce emissions associated with their offshore operations.”
During the past six months, Volstad has contracted NES to deliver battery packages and charging systems to Volantis, Grand Canyon II and Grand Canyon III offshore construction vessels.
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