General – ESS
Following Boskalis’ earlier announcement to hybridize numerous existing vessels of their fleet, Bakker Sliedrecht successfully implemented the Energy Storage Systems (ESS), on board of the two Boskalis diving support vessels BOKA Atlantis and BOKA Da Vinci.
The installation of the ESS reduce the vessels’ fuel consumption and associated carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions by an average of up to twenty percent.
The systems also provides a power supply and energy storage facility while the vessels are docked and contribute to quieter and more efficient operations offshore.
Both vessels were converted in a short period of time at the Boskalis Service Center quay in Rotterdam.
Bakker Sliedrecht’ scope of supply included a battery pack, a power converter system, transformer, switchboard panels, ESS control system with several functionalities such as spinning reserve, peak shaving, ramp rate control, state of charge management and battery management.
Also, system design, engineering, production, physical and functional integration and commissioning were included.