Bibby Marine and consortium partners have been awarded over £20m ($25m) in funding from the UK Government’s Zero Emission Vessel Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition for the construction of the world’s first zero-emission electric service operation vessel (eSOV).
The consortium, which also includes the Port of Aberdeen, Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, Kongsberg, DNV, Shell and Liverpool John Moores University, is looking to deliver the eSOV capable of operating solely on 20MWh of batteries and dual fuel methanol engines for backup, along with associated shore-charging facilities.
The 90-m-long vessel will be built in the UK and is the first new vessel for Bibby Marine in five years. With nearly 40 GW of new offshore wind capacity to be added in the UK alone by 2030, between 62 and 149 vessels are estimated to be required. Bibby Marine said the eSOV will help accelerate the transition to low-carbon economy and learnings from this project should help inform and shape the learnings for the rest of the industry.
Tags: Bibbly Marine, Offshore Energy, ZEVI
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