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Agreement on world’s first green fuel vessel

Friday, April 8 2022

Wind Energy – SOV

Today Ørsted and ESVAGT have signed an agreement on the world’s first green fuel vessel for offshore wind operations.

Søren Karas, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer, ESVAGT and Lars Høy Jørgensen, Head of Operations Logistics, Ørsted.

The agreement is a display of commitment from both companies to the decarbonisation of the maritime industry and will help reduce emissions from offshore operations.

As part of a new pioneering agreement, Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, and ESVAGT, a market leader in service and support for offshore wind, have decided to invest in the world’s first service operation vessel (SOV) that can operate on green fuels.

The SOV will be powered by batteries and dual fuel engines, capable of sailing on renewable e-methanol, produced from wind energy and biogenic carbon, which will lead to a yearly emission reduction of approx. 4,500 tonnes of CO2.

By ordering the new SOV, Ørsted and ESVAGT are showing their commitment to a green maritime sector and helping create the needed demand to accelerate to cost reductions of green fuels for the maritime industry.

The investment decision also sends a clear signal that the future for both service and installation vessels is green. For the new SOV, Ørsted intends to supply the e-methanol.

ESVAGT will start building the vessel in the second quarter of 2022.

Once commissioned by the end of 2024, the SOV will start servicing the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 2, off the UK’s east coast.

The new state-of-the-art ESVAGT SOV incorporates the newest technologies. and the ESVAGT crew is highly trained and enabled by digital tools. The SOV is designed for comfort and high workability, providing a highly efficient workspace and safe transfer of technicians at the windfarm via a motion-compensated gangway and transfer boats as well as a crane to lift heavy spare parts.

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Filed Under: Energy Transition, Esvagt, General, Green electricity, International News, Orsted, SOV Tagged With: Esvagt, green fuel, Orsted, SOV


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