OFFSHORE VESSELS
Joining forces for a zero-emission CTV Safety, performance, improved comfort and staff security, reduction in GHG emissions and atmospheric pollutants... these are the main objectives that Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, Mauric, Barillec Marine, SEAir, and ADV Propulse aim for with their ZEST industrial consortium.
Photo courtesy of Ørsted.
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he five partners are working on the development of a CTV which is safer when transferring personnel and tends towards zero emissions. Thanks to this Zero Emission & Safe Transfer (ZEST) project, a new type of innovative and more energy-efficient CTV will emerge in 2025. The CTV will provide a safer and more efficient transfer of wind turbine maintenance personnel thanks to its excellent sea navigation characteristics and the integration of sea state monitoring systems. In comparison to the current market for wind turbine maintenance personnel transfer vessels,
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it will offer a more suitable and secure solution for transfer operations at sea, it will be more manageable, and it will be better suited for maintenance operations.
Innovative and optimised ZEST will operate with low energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions thanks to the combination of innovative technological bricks and an optimised architecture. The use of recyclable composite materials will improve the environmental impact from the construction of the ship until its dismantling. All these impacts will be
assessed through a Life Cycle Analysis. By getting closer to zero GHG emission while gaining operational and safety capacities, the CTV ZEST will therefore have a privileged spot in a growing market. By becoming the new standard for CTVs, with very high operational and environmental performance and relying on the skills of the French maritime industry, ZEST will generate tens of millions of euros in turnover and create nearly a hundred jobs by 2030 for the French maritime industry (equipment manufacturers, architects, shipyards, shipowners).
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