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Newbuild Bunker Saving Offshore Vessel Gets Lithium Ion Energy Storage System
Norway-based Østensjø Rederi AS' (Østensjø Rederi's) has launched its newbuild offshore construction vessel Edda Freya, which is powered by a bunker saving diesel electric hybrid propulsion system, featuring Corvus Energy's (Corvus') modular lithium ion battery Energy Storage System (ESS), Maritime Journal reports.
Edda Freya utilises an "environmentally friendly" Siemens AS (Siemens) BlueDrive PlusC propulsion system, which is capable of variable rotational speed, reducing fuel consumption and limiting nitrogen oxides (NOx) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
"Variable-speed gensets dramatically reduce fuel consumption at low loads compared to fixed-speed alternatives," states Siemens.
The newbuild vessel is said to have been designed and built with a focus on cable laying operations, offshore construction and Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) operations, and will receive its first employment from DeepOcean, completing installation work for Statoil ASA on the Maria development in the Norwegian Sea.
Last year, Ship & Bunker first reported that Canada-based Corvus had signed a deal to install its ESS aboard the Edda Freya.
