Subsea7 is a subsea engineering, construction and services company serving the offshore energy industry.
The new energy-saving and storage system will hybridise the heavy construction / flex-lay vessel, which currently has a power of 27 MW. It is suitable for worldwide operations in water depths up to 3,000 metres.
The new system includes a containerised battery room with a maximum power of 3750 kW and 1250 kWh of energy. It also has a connection for shore power.
The contract for supplying and fitting the system has been awarded to Bakker Sliedrecht, an electrical integrator specialist in dynamic positioning vessels.
Bas Oskam, director sales at Bakker Sliedrecht, said: “The Energy Storage System can work with any battery or storage type. The control system is designed with maximum autonomy in mind, allowing for integration with different existing power and vessel management systems on board. This makes the system very suitable to apply in existing vessels.”