Battery-hybrid

VIDEO: New LSRI “floating classroom” is in the water

The Sadie Ann, a 65-foot Incat Crowther designed research vessel on order at the Midship Marine shipyard in Harvey, La., (see earlier story) is now in the water. Designed to meet the needs of the Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI) at the University of Wisconsin-Superior for a “floating classroom,” the vessel is designed with state-of-the-art technology to support research and education by any discipline.

Research institute opts for Incat Crowther battery-hybrid “floating classroom”

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https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-new-lsri-floating-classroom-is-in-the-water/

Eidesvik orders world’s first methanol-fueled CSV

Two CEOs talk up propsects for methanol-fueled CSV

Norwegian shipowners Eidesvik Offshore and Agalas have placed an order at Turkey’s Sefine Shipyard for a state-of-the-art, battery-hybrid methanol-fueled CSV (construction support vessel). It will be owned by an entity to be named Eidesvik Agalas AS, with Eidesvik holding a 50.1% majority stake, with the remainder owned by Agalas, which last year ordered its first vessel, an advanced offshore cable layer, at Sefine.

Set for deliver in 2026, the newly-ordered methanol-fueled CSV will be equipped...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/eidesvik-orders-worlds-first-methanol-fueled-csv/

SEACOR Marine will upgrade more PSVs for battery hybrid operation

Houston-headquartered SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SMHI) is to acquire four state-of-the-art energy storage systems from Kongsberg Maritime AS. They will be installed on four of SEACOR Marine’s platform supply vessels (PSVs), equipping them for battery hybrid operation.

The four vessels included in the contract are the SEACOR Ohio, SEACOR Alps, SEACOR Andes and SEACOR Atlas. Installation is expected to begin in December 2024 and to be completed by the second quarter of 2025. Once...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/seacor-marine-will-upgrade-more-psvs-for-battery-hybrid-operation/

Empire Wind picks ECO to provide plug-in hybrid SOV

Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and BP, has reached a long-term charter agreement that will see Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) provide a plug-in hybrid service operations vessel (SOV) for the Empire Wind 1 and Empire Wind 2 offshore wind farms. The charter agreement has a fixed period of 10 years, with commencement in the mid-2020s.

ECO starts construction of first Jones Act SOV

The SOV will be the first in the U.S. offshore wind sector capable of sailing partly on battery...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/empire-wind-picks-eco-to-provide-plug-in-hybrid-sov/

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