REFIT & CONVERSION
Considerable CO2 emission reductions Over the next three years, Solstad Offshore will be investing more than USD 34 million in battery hybrid conversion projects, for which Innovation Norway granted USD 10 million. ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF SOLSTAD OFFSHORE.
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total of eleven vessels are planned to be upgraded. The vessels will undergo battery hybrid conversions and will be able to connect to shore power in ports and harbours. “This major grant from Innovation Norway allows us to step-up up our green technology investment program. The list of vessels includes some of our largest construction vessels that will contribute to considerable CO2 emission reductions after conversion”, Tor Inge Dale, Chief Sustainability Officer at Solstad Offshore, says. “After completion of the program,” Mr Dale adds, “Solstad will have a total of 21 battery hybrid vessels in its fleet. Since 2017, the current hybrid vessels have been conversions from a standard diesel electric design. All but one of those are PSVs operating in Norway.” The planned upgrade of the additional eleven vessels
will lead to an annual reduction of 12,000t CO2 emissions and is an important measure to reach the company’s target of 50% emission reductions by 2030 and ultimately zero emission by latest 2050. The conversion, mainly of PSVs and installation vessels, will be taken care of by a combination of shipyards for the yard work, and integrators.
Solstad Green Operations The conversion project fits well in the Solstad Green Operations (SGO) campaign that was introduced by the company in 2009 to reduce fuel consumption and thereby emissions to air. “An average of 20% annual fuel reduction is estimated to result from this work since baseline in 2008”, Mr Dale explains. “If a vessel manages to save a minimum of 500l (0.5m3) of fuel per day, this is recorded as a ‘SGO’ in our records. A total of
Since 2017, the current hybrid vessels have been conversions from a standard diesel electric design. All but one of those are PSVs operating in Norway.
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