Offshore Energy Magazine Edition 3 2021

No. 3 October 2021 COOPERATION & ENERGY

Offshore Energy Magazine CONNECTING THE MARITIME & OFFSHORE WORLD FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

GUEST COLUMN Sander Vergroesen IRO

ARTICLE The making of Borssele offshore wind farms

ARTICLE The era of methanol as marine fuel

ARTICLE Hybrid marine energy parks

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table of contents Bankable hybrid marine energy parks page 30

The making of Borssele offshore wind farms page 20

Work with nature page 40

3 Editor's Note 5 Guest Column: Sander Vergroesen 6 Energy transition not fast enough DNV warns 10 Cable protection and hang-off systems 12 Maersk CEO demands end date for fossil fuel 14 Aker BP hands out first major contracts 17 Software standards throughout shipbuilding 20 The making of Borssele offshore wind farms 28 “Our retrofit solution makes sustainability possible”

30 Partnership for bankable hybrid marine energy parks 32 Electrification in the European offshore market 36 Make the industry cleaner by multidisciplinary approach 38 Pushing the limits of offshore wind farm installation 40 Developing systems that work with nature 44 Damen FCS 5009 m/v Leonardo gets an upgrade 47 The era of methanol as marine fuel is here 50 Keeping renewable offshore energy in motion

Ready for wind propulsion page 56 52 Tackling the challenges of insuring offshore energy 54 Taking the maritime and offshore industries by Storm 56 ships ready for wind propulsion tech 60 Industry looks to heavy lift cranes for sustainability 62 Climate goals: wait for agreement or take responsibility?

69 What is happening 89 Advertiser's index 89 Colophon 90 Event special OEEC 2021

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Pleased to meet you!

After a long period in which networking was only possible behind a screen, the offshore energy community can meet each other in person again. On 26 and 27 October RAI Amsterdam will open its doors for exhibitors and visitors of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021. People will meet at exhibition stands, see each other during network drinks and gather insights during the content programme.

During the pandemic the world did not stop spinning. Business went on and innovations saw the light of day. Climate change is one of the pressing points of our time, making the energy transition very relevant for our industry. So there is a lot of catching up to do.

This magazine provides you with market insights in the form of articles and guest columns. The whole of the offshore energy sector is covered on the following pages. From renewables like marine energy and offshore wind, the traditional offshore energy industry, but there is also focus on the supply chain: the maritime and subsea sector.

Right after Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference the next industry related event will take place: Europort in Ahoy Rotterdam. During this event the maritime industry gathers and sustainable shipping will be high on the agenda. In this magazine the reader will find several articles that have a focus on ‘green marine’.

Enjoy the network possibilities and stay safe!

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GUEST COLUMN

Celebrating the future, embracing the energy transition!

In 2021 IRO will reach its 50th anniversary and we will not let that pass unnoticed with a celebration on 26 November. IRO was founded in 1971 during the first oil & gas developments in Europe. The original name stood for Industrial Council for Oceanology. The members of this council represented different sectors in oceanology such as mining, coastal water technology, fisheries and oceanological instrumentation.

As a result of the oil crisis in 1973 and the associated increasing concerns about the energy supply, IRO focused on oil and natural gas extraction. In November 1991, IRO became an association, namely the Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Oil and Gas Industry.

Over time the offshore industry has undergone an enormous change. With the transition from traditional energy sources to renewable energy, the association changed its name with the aim of better reflecting the activities of its members. With the new name 'The Association of the Dutch Suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry', IRO focuses on offshore wind, (floating) marine and solar in addition to oil and gas.

The Dutch offshore industry is characterised by its versatility, innovativeness, resilience and flexibility. Looking ahead to the next 50 years, we believe that the Dutch offshore industry will remain a major player in the global offshore market, in particular through the use of smart techniques and solutions for the many issues concerning the offshore energy transition. Great opportunities and challenges lie in making processes more sustainable.

Ships can sail cleaner, on LNG and later perhaps also methanol or hydrogen.

In addition, platforms and activities at sea can be made even more efficient and environmentally friendly. The next step is to electrify the installations on the platform, first from the shore and later directly from a nearby Offshore Wind Farm.

Although a small country, The Netherlands has been excelling in working on energy production offshore for half a century. The offshore industry has not only become the backbone of the Dutch maritime cluster, but it also plays an international pivotal role in the energy transition. Large and small IRO members play their specific role in this.

Our experience and expertise do not go unnoticed across the border.

It is with good reason that we belong to the top 5 in the world, next to Norway, France, UK and the US. The Netherlands is a major player in offshore wind and (floating) marine energy. The Dutch offshore sector has a key role in the global energy transition.

But there is also a role for the govern-

ment here. As IRO, we will always keep the same role, facilitating the network and bringing the global opportunities to our members. IRO members (and hopefully supported by the government) are ready for the next 50 years to give substance to the worldwide Offshore Energy Transition!

Sander Vergroesen Managing Director IRO - The Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry

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Energy transition not fast enough DNV warns Norway-based consultancy DNV has said that fossil fuels will still constitute 50 per cent of the global energy mix by 2050, compared to 80 per cent held for decades, warning that the energy transition is not fast enough for the world to achieve the net-zero target by 2050.

Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO of DNV

DNV also warned in its latest energy transition report that even if all electricity was ‘green’ from this day forward, the world will still fall a long way short of achieving the 2050 net-zero emissions target of the COP21 Paris Agreement. The agreement was intended to keep global warming to “well below 2°C” and strive to limit its increase to 1.5°C. DNV’s fifth Energy Transition Outlook, launched two months before COP26 takes place in Glasgow, highlights the global pandemic as a “lost opportuni-

ty” for speeding up the energy transition, as Covid-19 recovery packages have largely focused on protecting rather than transforming existing industries.

DNV also said that electrification of final energy demand will grow from 19 per cent to a 38 per cent share by 2050, powered mainly by solar and wind.

According to DNV, electrification is on course to double in size within a generation and renewables are already the most competitive source of new power, however, DNV’s forecast shows global emissions will reduce only 9 per cent by 2030, with the 1.5˚C carbon budget agreed by global economies emptied by then.

DNV has been consistent in forecasting a rapid transition to a decarbonized energy system by mid-century. As rapid as that transition is, DNV’s forecast is that despite every effort being made, it remains definitively not fast enough for the world to achieve the ambitions of the Paris Agreement and warns the planet will most likely reach global

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warming of 2.3˚C by end of the century. DNV emphasised that there is a short window of opportunity to close the gap.

Governments Remi Eriksen, Group President and CEO of DNV, is deeply concerned about what it will take for governments to apply the resolution and urgency they have shown in the face of the pandemic to our climate. “We must now see the same sense of urgency to avoid a climate catastrophe”, Eriksen said.

“Many of the pandemic recovery packages have largely focused on protecting, rather than transforming, existing industries. A lot of ‘building back’ as opposed to ‘building better’ and although this is a lost opportunity, it is not the last we have for transitioning

faster to a deeply decarbonized energy system”.

Energy efficiency remains the biggest opportunity to tackling climate change as the world drifts further away from achieving Paris. Securing significant improvement in this vital area is viewed as the most significant lever for the transition – achieving greater efficiency is the reason why global energy demand will level off, even as the global population and economy grow.

Reductions in the use of fossil fuels have been remarkably quick, however, these sources, especially gas, will still constitute 50 per cent of the global energy mix by 2050 – making the need to invest in and scale hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage all the more

important. It is worth mentioning here that fossil fuels have held an 80 per cent share of the global energy mix for decades.

Gas will surpass oil Looking ahead, coal use will fall fastest, down 62 per cent by 2050. Oil use stays relatively flat until 2025 when it starts a steady decline, to just above half of current levels by mid-century.

Gas use will grow over the coming decade, then levels off for a 15-year period before starting to reduce in the 2040s.

Gas will surpass oil as the largest energy source and will represent 24 per cent of the global energy supply in 2050. DNV also pointed out that CCS deployment is too slow and only 3.6 per cent of fossil CO2 emissions are abated in 2050.

8 ETO 2021 also reveals that while 69 per cent of grid-connected power will be generated by wind and solar in 2050, and indirect electrification (hydrogen and e-fuels) and biofuels remain critical, none of these sources are scaling rapidly enough.

Hydrogen Hydrogen is the energy carrier that holds the highest potential to tackle hard to abate emissions, however,

DNV’s forecast indicates hydrogen only starting to scale from the mid2030s and, even then, only building to 5 per cent of the energy mix by 2050.

Most hydrogen will be produced from dedicated renewables-based electrolysers by 2050. Green hydrogen will dominate over time, with 18 per cent of hydrogen supply produced via electrolysis from cheap grid electricity and 43 per cent from electrolysis using dedicated off-grid renewables. Blue

DNV is warning that the energy transition is not fast enough for the world to achieve the net-zero target by 2050.

Photo by Menno Mulder

hydrogen will lose its cost advantage, providing only 19 per cent of hydrogen supply for energy purposes by 2050.

“Extraordinary action will be needed to bring the hydrogen economy into full force earlier – but these are extraordinary times. The window to avoid catastrophic climate change is closing soon, and the costs of not doing so unimaginable”, said Eriksen.

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Cable protectionand hang-off systems are now ready for new offshore industries Engineered initially for the wind turbine industry, over the past few years the VPI Cable Hang-off system (HOS) has been further engineered and developed by a dedicated innovation team, which has resulted in the VPI Cable Hang-off system evolving into a multifunctional offshore solution.

In addition, the Cable Protection System (CPS), also known as cast-iron pipes, is a bespoke and tailormade solution for the oil and gas industry.

From every project that is successfully delivered, Vos Prodect Innovations (VPI) learns and adapts from the experience to ensure that we are servicing the electrification of the offshore industry in the most effective manner.

Within the industry, VPI has gained a reputation of quality and has been trusted with over 150 projects, supplying VPI’s cable protection system across the globe. In recent years, VPI

has been established as the market leader in the engineering and supply of cable hang-off systems. Over the last 60 years, the company has constantly reinvented itself in the face of shifting market demands and industry trends. Three generations of cable protection systems have already been established and are now ready for the next step: the electrification of oil and gas platforms.

Changing markets and important solutions Becoming increasingly prominent in both our professional and person-

al lives, sustainability and the fight against global warming needs to be addressed imminently. One major factor to combat climate change is the production of renewable energy, a field in which VPI is heavily embedded and has a vested interest. In conjunction with these notions, VPI has focused within the other offshore industries to see whether any further sustainable innovation can be applied, as many of these industries are being supplied with fossil fuel power.

VPI is exploring the various options into providing renewable electricity sources for these platforms, to fur-

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ity throughout the entire process. An example of this can be demonstrated when VPI successfully installed the first onshore landing clamps this year, including on the beach of Ameland. The NAM is currently electrifying three offshore platforms for the production of natural gas.

ther address sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We care for the planet and as industry leaders strive to reduce our impact on the environment by regularly reviewing our business processes throughout all levels of the business. The main transition that VPI actively promotes is to attain electricity that is provided by a subsea cable from the mainland facility instead of using an offshore power generator. VPI can deliver both protection systems to accommodate submarine electricity cables from the mainland facility to the offshore facility, as the VPI Hang-off System is designed for securing medium and high voltage power cables to the top of a cable deck of a monopile, jacket, or rig. VPI’s Cable Protection System serves to protect and stabilize the subsea power cable and VPI’s Hang

Off-Systems secures the electricity cable during the installation on an offshore platform and securely locks the cable after final installation. Both systems have been tested extensively, it is a proven solution for offshore projects which has been delivered successfully across a wide range of projects.

Offshore collaborations VPI’s collaborative and open approach enables us to work closely with our partners, to further promote sustainability processes, and to understand how we can further enhance our custom-engineered products to suit. This combination of our own experience along with those views of our partners who install and work with VPI’s offshore products enables VPI to learn, engineer, and innovate our products further, whilst focusing on sustainabil-

Precious time management The multitude of benefits the revolutionary system offers ensures that the cable is fully protected and will remain intact being situated at the bottom of oceans for decades but also due to being an innovated hybrid system, this significantly reduces installation time by 50%, offering potential cost savings across the life of the project. VPI’s CEO Marc Derks stated: “Out of personal experience, I recognize that our offshore systems need to be fast and easy to install, saving precious offshore time.

Our universal system is fast to install as we offer a self-locking system, so no bolts are needed. The combination of the polyurethane surface and the cast iron insert, provide all the protection required when your cable lay upon the bottom of the ocean.’’ VPI has an experienced team within the offshore wind, oil & gas, and tidal sectors that is ready to assist you with your project requirements, from the design phase through to the successful delivery. All our systems are certified with the appropriate chemical and mechanical properties which are fully traceable. Within our company, we offer tailor-made solutions to our clients and provide expertise in order to engineer an appropriate solution for the benefit of the project and always look to offer the most cost-effective solutions.

Contact details Cagatay Aygar Technical sales engineer Heemst 1, 7892 AL Klazienaveen, The Netherlands T +31 (0)591 31 56 00 E info@vos-prodect.com W www.vos-prodect.com

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Maersk CEO demands end date for fossil fuel use in shipping

Søren Skou, CEO of the world’s biggest container shipping company Maersk, has called on the UN maritime body to determine the end date for the use of fossil fuels in the shipping industry.

Søren Skou, CEO of Maersk. Photo

by Maersk

In July 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for a regulation that aims to end the production of combustion engine cars in 2035.

The regulation would support the EU’s transition to zero-emission mobility and support the uptake of electric vehicles.

Skou believes that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) should follow suit and set a phase-out date for fossil-fuelled ships with similar ambitious targets and measures to decarbonise the shipping sector. “Combined,

a global carbon tax and an end date for fossil-fuelled ships would be a strong signal to the shipping ecosystem - including yards and fuel producers about which way the wind is blowing,” Maersk CEO pointed out.

Carbon tax According to Skou, a global “drop dead date” would address future newbuilt vessels, complementing the impact on existing ships from the carbon tax. Earlier this year, Maersk proposed a carbon tax on ship fuel of at least $450 per ton of fuel as a way for the maritime sector

to bridge the gap between fossil fuels and more expensive green fuels. The container shipping giant stressed that governments and regulators are those who need to secure production and availability of carbon-neutral fuels for the shipping sector.

Without imposing the global carbon pricing measure, the UN maritime agency would have a hard time pushing alternative, zero-carbon fuels into the market. “We need to accelerate efforts to meet global emission reduction targets. As the price gap narrows, the

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'We need to accelerate efforts to meet globale mission reduction targets'

“Combined, a global carbon tax and an end date for fossil-fuelled ships would be a strong signal to the shipping ecosystem - including yards and fuel producers - about which way the wind is blowing,” Maersk CEO Søren Skou pointed out. Photo by Maersk

Fuel efficiency Although fuel efficiency improvements will contribute to achieving this target, further reductions will need to be achieved through the widespread use of fuels that emit zero carbon dioxide over their lifecycles. Considering that the typical vessel life is 20 to 30 years, the first zero-carbon ships need to be commercialized by 2030, Ocean Conservancy highlighted in its “Zero-Carbon for Shipping” report.

IMO’s Energy Efficiency Design Index in its coming phases could be the instrument to make the end date for fossil fuelled ships a global reality.”

However, technologies needed to operate large transoceanic vessels powered by zero-emission fuels are not fully developed and current R&D efforts are considered to be insufficient.

In a study released in April this year, German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions also said that the use of fossil fuels in the shipping industry will need to be banned by 2030 in order for the industry to meet its decarbonization efforts. According to MAN ES, a complete ban on fossil fuels in the second half of the decade could significantly promote the industry’s 2050 decarbonization goals. Back in 2018, the IMO set a target for the international shipping sector to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008 levels.

In order to achieve the above goals, the shipping industry proposed a $5 billion R&D fund for shipping. Fully funded by the industry itself, the fund is designed to accelerate the development and introduction of zero-emission technologies and fuels for maritime transport, which are vital for allowing the industry to decarbonize. It would be financed by a mandatory levy of $2 per ton on marine fuel, generating a core $5 billion over a 10-year period. The IMO is still evaluating the proposal to give the green light for the creation of such a fund.

Another study published in 2020 estimates that the total decarbonization of the shipping industry by 2050 will cost between $1 trillion and $1.9 trillion. This transition requires significant infrastructure investments in new fuel production, supply chains, and a new or retrofitted fleet, the study by UMAS and the Energy Transitions Commission for the Getting to Zero Coalition outlined.

Specifically, depending on the production method, the cumulative investment needed between 2030 and 2050 to halve shipping’s emissions amounts to approximately $1-1.4 trillion, or an average of $50-70 billion annually for 20 years. If shipping is to fully decarbonize by 2050, this will require further investments of some $400 billion over 20 years, bringing the total to $1.4-1.9 trillion.

Following the newest request by Maersk, the question remains: will the global regulators finally move forward and introduce urgently required measures to support the shipping industry’s shift to alternative fuels and help it achieve net-zero by 2050 - the target set by the regulators themselves?

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Aker BP hands out first major contracts for North Sea development

Norwegian oil and gas company Aker BP has awarded FEED contracts worth nearly NOK 700 million ($81.3 million) to its alliance partners – Aker Solutions, Siemens Energy, and Subsea 7 – related to the field development of NOA Fulla in the southern part of the NOAKA area off Norway.

As part of the Fixed Facilities Alliance, Aker Solutions has been awarded two platform FEED contracts. As part of the same alliance, Siemens Energy has been awarded the FEED contract for Electrical, instrument, control systems and telecom (EICT). As part of the Subsea Alliance, Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract for a subsea production system (SPS) and Subsea 7 for umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF).

Aker Solutions will also take care of project management of the Power from shore part of the project includ-

ing sub-contractors for civil and electro. Following the contract awards, SVP NOAKA in Aker BP, Lars Høier, said: “We’ve passed an important milestone in the development of NOA Fulla.

These are the first major contracts to be awarded in the field development.

Now we are getting started on further developing the concept of platforms, production systems and flowlines on the seabed. We are also developing a solution for power from shore that will pave the way for minimal greenhouse gas emissions from operations of the field”.

According to Aker BP, the development concept for NOA Fulla consists of a process, drilling and living quarters platform (PdQ) on NOA, a normally unmanned wellhead platform (NUI) on Frøy and three subsea templates for the development of Fulla, Langfjellet, and Rind.

The largest FEED contract relates to the PdQ platform, awarded to Aker Solutions. The platform will receive and transmit power from shore. It will process the oil from the fields and export it via the Oseberg Transport System

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'Offshore installation activities would be scheduled for 2025, 2026, and 2027'

(OTS), while the gas will be exported via Statpipe. Oil and produced water from Equinor’s northern development will also be processed on the PdQ. Execution phase The FEED contracts for Aker Solutions include the FEED for the NOA PdQ and for Frøy NUI, both operated by Aker BP. The FEED contracts position Aker Solutions for further contracts if the field development moves into the execution phase in 2022. They could potentially represent a value of more than NOK 10 billion for Aker Solutions, subject to the final investment decision, which is expected in late 2022.

According to Aker Solutions, the scope of the FEED for the NOA PdQ is expected to include a topside weighing about 22-24,000 metric tons and a jacket substructure weighing about 15,000 metric tons. The scope of the FEED for the Frøy NUI includes a topside weighing about 2,000 metric tons and a jacket substructure with an operational weight of about 4,500 metric tons.

The Frøy NUI, which will be a close copy of the Hod B wellhead platform delivered by Aker Solutions, will be the third wellhead platform project delivered by the Fixed Facilities Alliance established in the spring of 2017. The

work starts immediately with planned completion at the end of the third quarter of 2022. The FEED work will be led by Aker Solutions’ offices in Fornebu, Norway, with a share of the engineering executed from Mumbai, India.

Aker Solutions’ scope of work for the SPS FEED is planned to include 14 standardized vertical subsea trees, Vectus 6.0 based Control system modules, four six-slot manifolds, wellheads and a large number of tie-in and connection systems. It will also include close to 60 kilometres of umbilicals.

The FEED work will be led by Aker Solutions’ office in Tranby, Norway. The SPS project will be executed through the Subsea Alliance between Aker BP, Aker Solutions, and Subsea 7, Statement Subsea 7 said in a separate statement on Wednesday that the project management and engineering will take place in its office in Stavanger. Offshore installation activities would be scheduled for 2025, 2026, and 2027.

The NOAKA area is located between Oseberg and Alvheim in the Norwegian North Sea. The area holds several oil and gas discoveries with gross recoverable resources estimated at more than 500 million barrels of oil equivalents, with further exploration and appraisal potential. Aker BP and Equinor will jointly develop and operate NOAKA, with LOTOS Exploration and Production Norge as a license partner.

Aker BP is the operator of NOA Fulla and Equinor of Krafla.

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generating software standards throughout the shipbuilding industry There is a paradox facing today’s shipbuilding industry. While modularity is increasing in the structural aspects of the shipbuilding process, the use of modular software is still in its early stages. It is time for a change: Inter-system connectivity is extremely important.

Many different equipment suppliers are involved with building a ship, but instead of the user working with 30 or 40 unconnected systems, each with different interfaces, it is much simpler and easier to implement just one HMI [Human Machine Interface] in the ship management system.

A timely offshore offer There is a paradox facing today’s shipbuilding industry. While modularity is increasing in the structural aspects of the shipbuilding process, the use of modular software is still in its early stages. It is time for a change: Inter-system connectivity is extremely important. Many different equipment suppliers are involved with building a ship, but instead of the user working with 30 or 40 unconnected systems, each with different interfaces, it is much simpler and easier to implement just one HMI [Human Machine Interface] in the ship management system.

Bachmann’s participation in the VDMA’s ‘MTP work group’ is going a long way to answer this problem. “Our goals are faster engineering, commissioning and integration. With MTP (Module Type Package), we can realize these targets.”

Standard meets challenge Bachmann has cooperated with educational institutes and numerous OEM suppliers to develop a modular automation solution, and therefore a software standard for the entire shipbuilding industry. Using its atvise® scada platform, Bachmann has already car-

ried out successful preliminary investigations to import MTP files from three different equipment manufacturers.

Immediately after import, OEM’s can control their equipment according to their existing visualisation. This allows users to maintain their existing screens,

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including graphics, icons, buttons, and design, according to their corporate identity.

The Bachmann system has implications for the entire supply chain. For OEM’s, MTP makes it easier to control the visual interfaces of sub-applications such as thrusters, gearboxes and other systems. It’s as straightforward as installing a printer in your office. It also means full system approval, including electrical interfaces during the Factory Acceptance Test.

For the systems integrator, MTP export and import capabilities translate to cost reductions for engineering, PLC, visualization and commissioning processes. Moreover, the reduction of commissioning times is a major benefit for shipyards; for example, commissioning on board a cruise ship can be reduced by up to 400 working-days.

However, the ultimate benchmark is the benefit for ship owners. Besides reduced service costs through fewer engineering and commissioning errors, the efficiency of the retrofit process is dramatically improved. By implementing a new system via MTP, owners are assured that the new, retrofitted equipment will ‘speak the same language’ as the existing ship management system.

Same look and feel Ship bridge design faces a very similar challenge: a bridge design should integrate multiple systems from multiple suppliers into one coherent and workable configuration. The reality is that, instead of being user-friendly, many bridges are often inefficient and error prone. In choosing the best solution for its fleet, an owner may use several suppliers, all of which bring their own interfaces. But you have to consider the crew – their work is made much easier with a standardised framework

and working environment throughout the fleet.

Bachmann’s collaboration with Norwegian design consortium OpenBridge aims to address this problem with an open-source design framework. This aims to create safe and efficient workspaces with seamless design and integrated technical systems. The solution is based on Bachmann’s atvise® scada software applied with numerous OpenBridge functions. One such function is four different levels of screen brightness: night, dusk, day and bright. This can be crucial: If you have ever been in the wheelhouse of a ship at night, then you know that an over-bright screen can really affect your eyes. This has a major impact on what you can see at sea.”

Tailor-made displays In addition, an OpenBridge screen is characterised by display clarity, which

'The Bachmann system has implications for the entire supply chain' The OpenBridge Propulsion

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The OpenBridge Styles

can be tailor-made to the owner’s requirements. There are many elements defined in OpenBridge. Crew members on the bridge can personalise applications and fine-tune the system according to personal preferences, for example with engine data, rudder position, or other navigational components such as maps. Moreover, ship owners with multiple vessels can implement the same look and feel throughout the fleet.

Bachmann has kept safety at the forefront of OpenBridge. Alarms are detailed to the extent that a user can immediately identify and locate a problem. This facilitates a clear and well-defined response, rather than the trial-and-error approach of ‘hot swapping’ hardware. A further benefit of the Bachmann/OpenBridge collaboration is that it is based on open-source software. The only investment on the client side is the purchase of Bachmann’s atvise® scada software and training. We

hope that more people will start using OpenBridge – collaboration with our customers allows us to continuously develop new features. This will be a major advantage for clients in the future.

Collaboration is key For all its automation solutions – including its work with MTP and OpenBridge – Bachmann’s collaborative philosophy strives to bring together a wide range of partners to share strengths and solutions. We learn from ship-owners and translate their visions into tangible automation solutions so that we can create high quality, fully-tested solutions, reduce precious development and commissioning time, and become a driving force for automation in the maritime industry.

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The making of Borssele offshore wind farms Offshore Energy Magazine will be taking a closer look into the now operational Borssele offshore wind projects: Borssele 1 & 2, Borssele 3 & 4, and the Borssele innovation site.

The three projects – one developed by Ørsted, one by the Blauwwind consortium, and one by the Two Towers consortium – have each marked an industry-first in one way or another. This article will dive deeper into the tendering, planning, financing, and building the offshore wind farms.

Before it was named one of the backbones of energy transition and saw multiple new projects announced worldwide, and in more countries than ever before, offshore wind had one main quest – cost reduction. While this is, to some extent, also true today – the industry has long passed the price thresholds set several years ago and a few of the sector’s firsts in this regard happened in the Netherlands.

announced the winners of its first two Borssele tenders, first in July when Ørsted (then DONG Energy) crossed the mark of € 100/MWh by bidding 7.27 Eurocents per KWh, and then five months later when the Blauwwind consortium made headlines with a new record price – 5.45 Eurocents per KWh – thus brining the sector close to its aim of reaching levelized cost of energy (LCoE) of EUR 50 per MWh.

Tendering Borssele offshore wind farms Back in 2016, the Dutch government

This led to the cost of building and operating the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm to be some € 2.7 billion

cheaper than previously estimated and Borssele 3 & 4 to have even higher subsidy savings – needing a subsidy of only € 0.3 billion instead of the originally anticipated subsidy of € 5 billion.

And to top it all, the Netherlands saved some room in the Borssele Zone to support offshore wind innovation to bring the costs further down and to facilitate novel approach to building sustainable offshore wind farms.

At the Borssele V innovation site, the Dutch government is backing demonstration projects with € 15 million and the electricity produced by the two

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wind turbines installed there with a maximum subsidy of € 35 million.

How did they do it?

So, how did the Netherlands reach the point where the country would pay less in subsidies while also keeping the developers interested in building and operating wind farms off its coast?

According to the Dutch government, setting up a tendering process based on competitive bidding – under which the developers are awarded both subsidies and permits – and the government taking care of all conditions for building offshore wind farms were the key reasons for the low strike prices offered.

Before the competitive procedure was implemented, companies had to receive consents before they could compete for a grant. Moreover, installing the export cables to connect the offshore wind farms to the grid on land was also the developers’ responsibility.

Van Oord installed both the wind turbines and the monopile foundations at Borssele 3 & 4.

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Now, the Netherlands sets the stage for the construction of offshore wind farms, including siting, consents, as well as the connection to the electricity grid which is now being taken care of by TenneT. The government also makes an operating grant available and the projects receive subsidies for the renewable energy they generate.

Looking at the developers who won the rights to build the Borssele 1 & 2 and Borssele 3 & 4 projects – which are now fully operational – financing the construction and operation of the world’s cheapest offshore wind farms at the time also did not appear as much of an issue. Ørsted as the leading offshore wind developer already had a portfolio of both operational projects that were producing electricity and those under development, and vast experience with offshore wind technology, construction, operation, and supply chain.

And the Blauwwind consortium be-

hind the second Borssele project is a partnership between the investors Partners Group, Diamond Generating Europe, the oil and gas giant Shell, offshore construction specialist Van Oord, and the Dutch offshore wind developer Eneco. Van Oord is also part of the Two Towers consortium that won the Borssele tender for the innovation site, which also comprises Investri Offshore and Green Giraffe Holding.

Building Borssele offshore wind farms “We have overcome [a number of] challenges…” This notion appeared in announcements of the wind turbine installation completion at both Ørsted’s Borssele 1 & 2 and Blauwwind’s Borssele 3 & 4 offshore wind farms last year, as the teams working to bring the projects to their completion were fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and everything that came with it. Still, offshore construction works on both wind farms were finished on schedule.

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DEME installed the first of the total of 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines on Borssele 1 & 2 in April 2020, shortly after which the project delivered its first power. Using its jack-up vessel tandem Sea Installer and Sea Challenger, the company erected all the Siemens Gamesa units in five months, announcing the completion of the work at the beginning of September 2020.

“Achieving this milestone has been made possible due to the collaborative and tireless efforts of countless individuals from Ørsted, DEME, SGRE and our subcontractors. Together we have overcome the unique challenges of executing turbine installation during these difficult times and delivered a fantastic result”, said Ben Beardsmore-Rust, Ørsted’s project manager for the turbine package.

“While installing turbines at Borssele III/IV, we have overcome a number of challenges arising from COVID. Not only have we needed to adjust our way of working on the installation vessel, but even the transport of technicians to the project has been an international challenge”, said Laurens van Pijkeren, Project Director at the now former MHI Vestas (now Vestas), as Van Oord’s installation vessel Aeolus installed the final of the 77 9.5 MW turbines at the Borssele 3 & 4 site some three months after the same work was completed on Borssele 1 & 2.

Along with challenges related to the global pandemic, project construction was also impacted by significantly more adverse weather than what could have been statistically expected. Aeolus installed the first turbine on Borssele 3 & 4 at the end of May 2020, with the wind farm producing its first power in August and having all the turbines in place in around six months.

DEME installed the first of the total of 94 Siemens Gamesa 8 MW wind turbines on Borssele 1 & 2 in April 2020. Photo Van der Kloet

Foundations and cables On Borssele 1 & 2, all the foundations, cables and wind turbines were installed in only nine months, after the first foundation was put in January last year. Wind turbine installation started just as DEME, using its jackup Innovation, put half of the project’s foundations in place.

The monopiles for Ørsted’s 752 MW wind farm were supplied by EEW SPC and Sif, each delivering 47 units,

while Bladt Industries and EEW OSB manufactured the transition pieces.

The Innovation vessel was loading the foundation components at Sif’s facility on Maasvlakte 2 in Rotterdam before transporting and installing them at the offshore construction site some 22 kilometres off the coast of Zeeland in the Netherlands.

Van Oord’s Aeolus, which installed both the wind turbines and the monopile foundations at Borssele 3 & 4, was also using Sif’s terminal at

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Maasvlakte 2 for foundation installation, as Sif produced all the TP-less monopiles for the project. The vessel installed the first monopile at the end of October 2019 and completed the work in April 2020.

Van Oord was also contracted to install inter-array cables on both Borssele offshore wind farms. The company used its cable-laying vessel Nexus to transport and install the inter-array cables supplied by Nexans on Borssele 1 & 2 and Prysmian’s cables on Borssele 3 & 4.

The Borssele 1 & 2 went into operation in November 2020. Borssele 3 & 4 started officially operating in February of this year.

Borssele V: innovation site The Borssele V offshore wind farm in the Netherlands has been producing electricity since February of this year,

with its two turbines being able to power as many as 25,000 households – and the project’s contribution to a sustainable, clean energy future does not stop there.

While investigating the offshore wind areas and preparing the Borssele Wind Farm Zone tenders years ago, the Dutch government earmarked the Borssele V area as a place where the industry could test and demonstrate novel, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions.

For the testing of innovations, the government had secured a subsidy of up to EUR 15 million, along with a subsidy for the electricity supplied of a maximum of EUR 35 million. A consortium between Van Oord, Investri Offshore, and Green Giraffe won the tender for the innovation site in April 2018, with Van Oord also being the Balance of Plant contractor.

The consortium, called Two Towers, installed two Vestas 9.5 MW wind turbines on top of two monopile foundations manufactured by Sif in 2020 and later entered into a partnership with Dutch energy company Vandebron to enable the power consumers to purchase their renewable electricity directly from the project.

One of the two wind turbine foundations features Van Oord’s Slip Joint connection, making it the first time anywhere that a submerged slip joint was used on a full-sized offshore wind turbine on a fully commercial basis, according to the company.

The Slip Joint is an alternative connection between a monopile and a transition piece, consisting of two conical sections placed on top of each other. This solution makes a submerged connection possible, allowing for a more balanced weight

Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the Netherlands.

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Borssele Beta, the platform connecting offshore wind farms Borssele III & IV, and Borssele V to the Dutch grid.

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distribution between a monopile and a transition piece. The installation is done by sliding the wind turbine’s foundation elements over the monopile, without having to use grout or bolts. Along with the Slip Joint foundation, the technologies being demonstrated at Borssele V include Thermally Sprayed Aluminium (TSA), Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) optimisation, oval cable entry holes, eco-friendly scour protection, and oyster beds.

The eco-friendly scour protection and oyster beds are an integrated approach to demonstrating the performance of the scour protection and testing different outplacement methods for live European flat oysters on the two scour protections of Borssele Site V. The project involves installing eight different reef structures with oysters

underwater at the offshore wind site to determine which method works best for the long-term establishment of oyster reefs on scour protections.

On the structures, oysters will be placed in various ways such as contained, loose and pre-settled.

Within the project focused on oval cable entry holes, the team at Borssele is working on the optimisation of both the entry hole dimensions for cable pull-in and the cable protection system (CPS) to minimise stress concentration in the monopile wall, which leads to reduced steel usage in the section of the foundation.

A novel coating technology, Thermally Sprayed Aluminium (TSA), which is said to be more hard-wearing, is also being demonstrated at the innovation site, together with an automated application system that could cut the coating costs in the industry.

The offshore wind farm is also featuring the Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (ICCP) system to mitigate internal corrosion of foundations by supplying a controlled direct current to the underwater surface. The ICCP system, whose current is being monitored by zinc reference electrodes, is automatically adapting to the existing conditions to provide the suitable level of corrosion protection.

Now that all three Borssele offshore wind projects are up and running, the next Dutch move in offshore wind is materialising with the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm – the 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid – now under construction. Undoubtedly powered by the cost reductions achieved in the Borssele tenders.

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Pon Power: “Our retrofit IMO III solution makes sustainability possible” It had been discussed in the market for some years and on 1 January 2021, it became a fact that newly built ships must comply with the new, stricter IMO III emission requirements, when these ships sail in the so-called ECAs zones. For the construction of a new ship, Pon Power has IMO III solutions across the entire portfolio. But what if a captain or ship owner has an existing Cat engine? How do you get this engine IMO III-certified? Dutch Caterpillar dealer Pon Power says it has the solution: a complete and factory-certified retrofit solution.

Daan de Jong , Sales Marine Manager at Pon Power, is enthusiastic about this solution, which keeps allowing entrepreneurs to move forward. He says: “Captains and shipowners have their own sustainability goals, but ports, governments and clients often have strict requirements when it comes to harmful emissions. This could be difficult, because most existing ships do

not comply with the latest emission requirements. To help these entrepreneurs, Caterpillar has developed a complete retrofit solution that allows a wide range of existing IMO II CAT engines to receive IMO III certification.”

SCR: smart solution By adding a Caterpillar retrofit SCR system to these existing engines, the

engines can still meet the stricter IMO III requirements. And that’s not a wild guess: the system comes with full IMO III certification. There is no need for an external inspection authority, which saves customers time, money and effort. Nevertheless, an additional SCR system requires more investment than better engine management. But De Jong is clear about this: “When the

29 Reduction system is an extra piece of hardware through which exhaust gases from the engine are passed.

By adding urea to this, a chemical reaction occurs with the catalytic elements, which converts NOx into harmless substances. You see something similar with AdBlue in trucks.”

The 3512E and SCR Z flow-IMO III-5.

IMO II requirements came into effect in 2011, smart engine management could ensure you met those stricter requirements. Under IMO III, however, the NOx emission requirements are so strict that it can no longer be solved with engine management. Therefore, an additional after-treatment system is needed. This Selective Catalytic

Interesting proposition The CAT retrofit solution consists of the SCR, a urea dosing unit and optionally a urea transfer pump. Pon Power has technical drawings of the system available for interested captains and shipowners. Daan de Jong: “But Pon Power prefers to help with advice and know-how. We know our engines and all possible ways to get the retrofit done, even in tight engine rooms.

And, as with all Cat OEM products, you enjoy the security of the global Pon Power/Caterpillar service network.” All in all, the CAT SCR system is an inter-

and shipowners to continue sailing for a longer period of time with the same engine, while also reducing their environmental impact.

More information via pon-cat.com/imo-iii Daan de Jong Manager Prime Sales - Marine E daan.de.jong@pon-cat.com Pon Power BV Ketelweg 20 3356 LE Papendrecht T +31 (0)78 642 0420 W pon-cat.com

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The CAT retrofit solution consists of the SCR a urea dosing unit and optionally a urea transfer pump.

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EU-wide partnership to deliver ‘world-first’ bankable hybrid marine energy parks Major European companies and project developers have joined forces with leading research institutions to unlock large-scale potential of combined wind, wave and offshore floating solar renewable energy sources in the newly launched €45 million marine energy project ‘European Scalable Offshore Renewable Energy Sources (EU-SCORES)’.

Under the project lead of Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), the EUSCORES consortium partners will work together to showcase the benefits of multi-source offshore parks across Europe by 2025, paving the way for similar bankable projects in the future.

The project partners will jointly build on two highly comprehensive and impactful demonstrations. The first one is a 3MW offshore solar photovoltaic (PV) system by Oceans of Energy off the Belgian coast co-located with a bottom fixed windfarm, while the oth-

er one entails a 1.2MW wave energy array by CorPower Ocean in Portugal co-located with a floating wind farm.

Aside from DMEC, the EU-SCORES consortium partners include Oceans of Energy, TU Delft, SBM Offshore, POM West-Vlaanderen (POM), RWE Renewables (RWE), CorPower Ocean, Uppsala University, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Enel Green Power, RINA Offshore Consultants, INNOSEA – a AqualisBraemar LOC Group company, EDP Labelec, WavEC Offshore Renewables, INESC TEC, Exceedence, and

Western Star Wave – a Simply Blue Group company. The multi-source demonstrations in EU-SCORES aim to showcase the benefits of continuous and more consistent power output enabled through harnessing complementary power sources including wind, sun and waves.

This hybrid approach is expected to create a more resilient and stable power system, higher capacity factors and a lower total cost per MWh of power output. These aspects will also improve the business case for green hydrogen production, by al-

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lowing electrolysers to run at higher utilization. Major project developers and utility companies liaised with the project through an advisory board and will further strengthen demonstration efforts, paving the way for future large-scale commercialisation of these innovative parks, according to DMEC. In addition, the full-scale demonstrations are intended to prove how the increased power output and capacity installed per km2 will reduce the amount of marine space needed, thereby leaving more space for aquaculture, fisheries, shipping routes and environmentally protected zones.

Moreover, the demonstrations will support the stability and resilience of the European energy system, while considering sustainability, local stakeholders and existing ecosystems.

Matthijs Soede, senior policy officer at European Commission DG Research, said: “We have very high expectations from the EU-SCORES project, which perfectly fits with our aim to realise the Green Deal. They show great ambition by demonstrating different energy sources considering efficient use of the seas and their success will support the clean energy transition”.

Kevin Rebenius, commercial director at CorPower Ocean, added: “We are delighted to be part of this truly pan European initiative addressing one of the most important topics of our time, implementing new solutions to accelerate the transition to 100% clean energy. We see great value in showcasing the highly consistent and complementary power profile of wave energy, and how this can be combined with wind and solar to deliver a more stable and predictable electricity system based purely on renewables. By generating electricity also when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine, wave energy can help fill the gaps and thereby become an important part of the mix to stabilize the future electricity system”.

great next step and builds very well on our experience of installing and operating the world’s first 50kW offshore solar farm system in high waves for almost two years. This European partnership is a real breakthrough for clean energy in coastal regions worldwide”.

'More stable power system by hybrid approach'

Running until August 2025 with €34.8 million in funding provided by the European Green Deal in the last Horizon 2020 call, the project is also supported

by IRO (Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry), ENECO Group, Redes Enérgeticas Nacionais, Parkwind, Ocean Winds, and Energie Baden-Württemberg.

Allard van Hoeken, CEO of Oceans of Energy, said: “Building the first 3MW offshore solar farm in the world and connecting it with offshore wind is a

Benjamin Lehner, project portfolio manager at DMEC, noted: “For a successful energy transition we have to move fast without jeopardizing the reliability of our electricity grid. EUSCORES can be a game changer doing so. The multi-use of offshore space presents a favorable business case with major potential to accelerate the transition, while the hybrid approach will enable more reliable electricity provision”.

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Benjamin Lehner, project portfolio manager at DMEC, noted: “For a suc[1]cessful energy transition we have to move fast without jeopardizing the reliability of our electricity grid. EU[1]SCORES can be a game changer do[1]ing so.

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Making big waves Electrification in the European offshore market

As the European Union gears up to reach climate neutrality by 2050, electrical equipment is making a splash in the offshore market. And whether we’re supplying air for an oil & gas platform, or assisting the construction of a windmill park, we at Atlas Copco Specialty Rental play our part. Our newly developed air compressors use the latest VSD technology and are more efficient than ever to keep the offshore air free of harmful emissions, as proven by our latest offshore project at the Baltic Pipeline!

What’s the deal with the European Green Deal?

In an effort to become the first climate neutral continent by 2050, this year the European Union wrote out stricter guidelines and regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions as stated in the European Green Deal. The programme, covering industries such as transportation, ICT, agriculture and offshore, plans to cut all harmful emissions (such as CO2, carbon dioxide) by 55% by 2030, versus those measured in 1990 by promoting renewable energy such as electricity as opposed to the use of fossil fuels.

All aboard sustainability!

Atlas Copco has already undertaken solid efforts to reduce CO2 emissions: in March 2021 we achieved a 28% reduction in operations and transportation, compared to 2018. Our goal for 2030 is to push it even further back to 50% using sustainable methods such as developing electric machinery, buying renewable electricity, installing solar panels, and switching to biofuels in portable compressor testing.

The entire North Sea is following suit as well: many windmill parks are being developed right now, and more are

sure to come in the next decade. Apart from windmill farms, the North Sea harbours 150 oil & gas drilling platforms. These depend on offshore or onshore electricity networks to supply the 10 to 50 MW needed per average platform, to keep their systems going (water purification, lighting and heating) but also to power their machinery (drilling oil and gas fields and pumping and purifying their product).

Worldwide, about 5% of the gained fuel on oil & gas platforms is immediately reused to man the machinery aboard, resulting in a global 200 met-

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speed, resulting in energy and cost savings up to 35%! As the power need depends on the air demand, the startup of the machines also requires less power and peak-shaving during production is standard.

No longer in the pipeline, but in the Baltic Pipeline!

When Saipem, the engineering and technological platform for sustainability, asked us to supply temporary air for pipeline blasting, we immediately drew out a set-up in our 3D modelling programme to illustrate our ideal solution: three of our newest electric air compressors, the V1100 VSD’s, combined with two dryers, two filters and two air receivers.

ric tonnes of C02 emissions per year.

It’s worth to consider shifting gears: connecting platforms to an electric network (as with windmill farms) could lead to a CO2 reduction of 0,5 to 1 Mt per year in The Netherlands alone.

What’s new in our Rental electric air compressor series?

All of the advantages in the blue box are applicable even if you only temporarily use these electric machines.

That’s where we come in. Atlas Copco Specialty Rental recently designed and invested in a new series of sustainable and efficient electric air compressors for all offshore applications.

Our three new in-house developed machines V1100 (oil-injected), PTE 900 (oil-free) and PBE 1600 (oil-free) have been equipped to supply clean air using the latest Variable Speed Drive technology. These VSD compressors closely follow air demand and automatically adjust the motor

The Castoro Sei, Saipem’s semi-submersible pipelay vessel, is currently supporting the construction of the Baltic Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline in the North Sea between Poland and Denmark, which will be finished in October 2022.

If you have any questions about our electric air compressors, our other projects in Offshore or our Rental solutions, do get in touch!

7 GREAT REASONS TO CHOOSE ELECTRIC-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS OFFSHORE 1. They reduce our ecological footprint and reduce harmful emissions in general 2. They are inherently safe to work around, without hot parts potentially causing injury or the risk of combustible fuels in a hazardous environment.

3. You only need a plug-in: fuel transportation and logistics are out of the equation. There’s no need for a fuel tank either, which leaves more room for your technicians to work in.

4. The noise levels are strongly reduced as there is no combustion motor running.

5. Possible ground contamination through spillage of motor oil is completely avoided.

6. Electric-driven machines need less service and have lower maintenance intervals than their diesel driven counterparts.

7. Most electric air compressors are equipped with modern VSD technology (see article).

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Make the industry cleaner and safer by a multidisciplinary approach Reducing the carbon intensity is the main theme for the Maritime industry.

The International Maritime Organization has adopted a strategy to reduce the carbon intensity by 40% by 2030. From 2023, the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) requirements will take effect for all cargo, RoPax and cruise vessels above 5,000 GT and trading internationally.

Considering the long lifetime of a vessel, fulfilling this strategy requires radical changes to vessels being delivered soon. A multidisciplinary view on sustainability and eye for return on investments can make a world of difference!

A multidisciplinary view helps to find out-of-the-box, cost-effective and sustainable solutions. “Reducing carbon intensity and making the

maritime industry more sustainable takes more than just one part of the puzzle,” says Allan Nijholt, Managing Director at Global Electrical Solutions. “It means to cooperate on many levels and many specialities to achieve the challenging goals for the industry. It is a total concept where electrification of power supply, automation of processes and reliability in mechanics contribute to longer uptime KPI’s.”

Multidisciplinary view Increasing sustainability of vessels urges for the increase of service life of mechanical parts to achieve higher returns. Siebe Sietzema, Managing Director of Sietzema Techniek, explains: “A few years ago we produced a new propulsion shaft liner for a maritime customer. The original liner was totally worn within one year. We rebuild the part and used a tungsten carbide coating to protect the spare part. This

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newbuild spare part is still in place and extended the service life with more than five years. As a result, losses due to machine downtime are kept to a minimum.”

Beside propulsion shaft liners, the techniques used by Sietzema Techniek are suitable for pumps, compressors, plungers, and seals. “In thermal spraying we use eGun technique to spray denser coatings with higher wear resistance and better corrosion resistance — cost-effective and sustainable.”

Take sustainability one step further Rinke Wesseling, Sales Manager at Global Electrical Solutions, explains: “To assist our maritime customers to achieve compliance with the EEXI Legislation, we are investigating available and suitable decarbonization technologies and operation changes for vessels, ultimately providing the best solution in terms of reduction of EEXI & CII and return on investment (ROI).”

One solution is adapted for managing highly variable load peaks, without polluting emissions. “Peak shaving allows energy production to be scaled according to the ship's nominal operating needs. For example, extra power is needed when entering and leaving ports and when berthing and unberthing. With peak shaving you avoid peaks in energy consumption that are inefficient, unnecessary, and costly. Fluctuating energy demand is strenuous for energy assets like generators and grid connections. Our batteries clip these peaks, resulting in significant savings. Peak shaving on the grid can save up to 30% on costs compared to the use of traditional diesel generators.”

Reducing costs and downtime Automation and monitoring contributes to better insight, safety, and higher returns. Allan Nijholt: “Recently we implemented a dashboard to control

and monitor the electrotechnical status of the installations. This can also be done for the key mechanical parts.

Insight reduces downtime and makes investments very specific. You can be sure you invest there where investments and replacements are needed.”

Although the strategy set for the maritime industry is challenging, it offers a unique chance to make the industry cleaner, more sustainable, and safer.

Increasing the uptime of crucial spare parts, peak shavings, and monitoring the electrical and mechanical performance are a few examples of investments that already proved to bring more than high returns. It can be steps towards a cleaner and safer industry.

Sustainable spare parts With the investment in the eGun HVOF system, Sietzema Techniek is the first company in the Netherlands to offer this revolutionary technique. The eGun system has a higher flame speed and a higher particle velocity resulting in denser coatings, higher wear resistance and better corrosion resistance. In addition, the eGun uses ethanol instead of fossil fuels. Ethanol is 100% natural and less harmful to the environment than other fuels.

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Pushing the limits of offshore wind farm installation and transportation

With the rapid increasing size of Wind Turbine Generators (WTG’s), the transportation and installation of offshore wind farms is becoming a big challenge in the complex logistics around increasing the offshore energy production. Currently the capacity is around 9MW per installed turbine, which is expected to increase to 11MW next year.

Furthermore, the latest turbine models being displayed by the major manufactures will increase further to 15MW within 5 years.

The challenge comes from the sheer size of the components. For example, the blades, though not relatively heavy, are heading towards 130m length, which becomes challenging to store on the deck of the ship. When considering transporting the blades transversally on the deck of a ship, the rolling motions could cause the tips of the blades to touch the water. When considering transporting the blades longitudinally, the length of the vessel becomes the limiting factor.

Furthermore, the next generation nacelles are expected to weigh up to 1000 tonnes, and have to be hoisted to heights of up to 150m above sea level.

The ships currently used to transport and install WTG’s were designed for turbines of about 3MW, which would weigh around 150 tonnes and had to be hoisted to 80m above sea level. This development has occurred very fast, in less than 5 years, which is a fraction of the lifespan of a typical vessel. To keep up with this progress, vessels have had

to go through multiple updates since launch so they can still be utilized in the latest installation of wind farms.

New opportunities With the American offshore wind market opening up, many new opportunities will arise which will also bring their own new challenges. The approach in Europe is to mobilize in the closest port to the location of the wind farm. This becomes a hub for the nacelles, blades and tower subparts. Getting the com-

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ponents to and from the mobilization port involves careful consideration, for example with respect to port opening and quay strength. In Europe, this does not involve sailing long distances, as these components come from other European ports. For the offshore wind market in the United States, shipping these components across the Atlantic will probably become more relevant, and not many ships are up for this task.

Finally, with an eye set on the future, the maintenance and decommissioning of WTG’s will increase in importance.

This opens up the opportunity for retrofitting existing vessels or designing and building new ones fit for purpose.

The demands for decommissioning are not the same as for commissioning wind farms, resulting in further opportunities for innovations and creative solutions.

DEKC Maritime has been involved in all the challenges the offshore wind industry has presented, from upgrades of offshore wind farm installation vessels, to the ground up design and en-

'Looking closely at the next generation vessels' gineering of installation vessels, support vessels, turbine transport vessels, rock-dumping vessels, cable layers, dredgers, etc. In addition, solutions for rock-dumping, cable laying and grouting operations are also designed inhouse at DEKC. This is carried out with the state-of-the-art tools available in our repertoire, such as the calculation of structures through FEM, parametric hull shape optimization by CFD, stability optimization with NAPA programming and an optimal design and layout through the usage of a 3D environment in every engineering stage.

Given these requirements, DEKC Maritime has been looking closely at what the design of the next generation vessels will look like for the offshore wind industry. These include transport vessels, WTG installation, crew transfer

vessels, and wind farm support, maintenance and decommissioning. With a focus on fuel and cost efficiency, high reliability, and good workability characteristics, we believe we have the right tools for the job! Furthermore, with careful regulatory consideration and with our experience in the sector, we have multiple starting points we would like to walk through with our clients to be at the forefront of the growth in this sector.

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Coastbusters – Developing systems that work with nature

The impact of climate change along the coastal regions, with higher sea levels and more extreme weather events, is on the rise. The Coastbusters project brings a new look at traditional coastal defense methods and develops the systems that work with nature.

The pioneering program discovers new concepts, including using biogenic reefs for ecosystem-based flood defence. The purpose of the reefs is to induce natural accretion of sand, attenuate storm waves and reinforce the foreshore against coastal erosion, thus adding to coastal protection. These more ecologically sound solutions incorporate nature-inspired designs into coastal protection systems.

As the initial three-year project concluded last year, the Coastbusters consortium members (DEME, ILVO,

eCoast, Sioen and Jan De Nul) presented the final project report, offering a perspective about future coastal management – backed up by several different studies in the field.

Resilient coastal protection Sustainable and innovative approaches for a resilient coastal protection are crucial to safeguard environmental, economic and societal assets of the coast. In the past, sustainable coastal management approaches have emerged within the nature-based solutions (NBS) philosophy. In this context,

the application of ecosystem engineering species for achieving civil engineering objectives is not new. From a coastal protection point of view, these species need to have the ability to modify the local physical environment by their structures or activities to trap sediments and attenuate waves.

An ecosystem-based coastal flood protection can only be brought into largescale practice as a regional solution, on condition that there is sufficient space present to accommodate the creation and development of (ad-

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'Systems that work with nature'

for seagrass. The research partners – Ghent University, Jan De Nul Group, DEME Group and CCMAR – combine their expertise as researchers and hydraulic engineers to boost the planet’s biodiversity. Also, the partners work together in the above mentioned Coastbusters project, and this is where the ‘PLANT ME’ concept came into being, with its specific focus on protecting coastal strips by planting seagrass beds.

ditional) ecosystems; key engineering species and its habitat naturally occur; local stakeholders support development of ecosystem services. Once these conditions are met, solutions can be designed to translate the desired ecosystem engineering functionality into coastal management measures.

PLANT ME project Ghent University has receives a VLAIO Baekeland grant with support and cooperation from Jan De Nul Group, DEME Group, and the Portuguese ma-

rine institute CCMAR for its doctoral study ‘PLANT ME’.

This research into the sustainable protection of vulnerable coastal areas aims at using seagrasses. The presence of seagrass is decreasing worldwide due to poor water quality, plant diseases, climate change and coastal erosion.

With the innovation project ‘PLANT ME’, the research team plans to enable the restoration of this ecosystem by developing a new planting technique

With ‘PLANT ME’, the research partners want to enable the restoration of this precious coastal ecosystem by developing a new planting technique for seagrass. The advantage of this method is that it is cheap to produce and that the used materials are biodegradable. With this new technique, new seagrass beds can be easily and quickly planted in shallow coastal ecosystems.

Also, ‘PLANT ME’ fits within a new research trend focusing on innovative solutions to protect coasts in a sustainable and efficient way. In the past, breakwaters and dikes were built, but in many cases they disrupted the natural supply of sand. Today, scientists are working on solutions that also involve nature, hence the term ‘nature-based solutions’.

Elements provided by nature are used in an innovative, sustainable and resil-

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As the initial three-year project concluded last year, the Coastbusters consortium members (DEME, ILVO, eCoast, Sioen and Jan De Nul) presented the final project report, offering a perspective about future coastal management – backed up by several different studies in the field.

ient way to protect the same natural habitat. This does not only protect people, but also promotes services provided by nature such as biodiversity on the land-water boundary.

benefits of NBS have been found to outweigh the costs of implementation and maintenance in a range of conventional grey coastal risk reduction measures.

Nature-based solutions business model The trademarked Coastbusters brand represents a broader philosophy of nature-based solutions (NBS) projects. As such, the first projects should be regarded as part of a chain of various research and innovation projects, tackling different aspects of the broader technical, ecological and social engineering topics at hand. The

Multiple examples corroborate the evidence that NBS can be more cost-effective than conventional engineered alternatives, at least when it comes to less extreme hazard scenarios. In other words, the absolute level of protection provided by the NBS strategy depends on many factors. For example, efficacy can vary with intensity and frequency of storm events and the resilience of the ecosystem engineer to

withstand impacts will depend on intrinsic biological cycles.

Hence, attention must be paid when comparing NBS to conventional solutions. Focus on one service solely will underestimate the NBS potential to deliver a wide range of benefits at both local and global scale, especially over the long term.

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Coastbusters results The ambient circumstances in the Belgian North Sea are too aggressive for the smooth development of a seaweed biogenic reef. Seagrass growth, however, is possible and the first steps towards biodegradable textiles under marine conditions were taken; The results for cultivation of the sand mason worm are positive and this worm is a potential resilient coastal builder. However, more research is needed before dedicated “ecological engineering” can be induced;

Sustainable and innovative approaches for a resilient coastal protection are crucial to safeguard environmental, economic and societal assets of the coast.

The pilot field tests with the blue mussel proved very promising. Although the feasibility of the basic concept is clearly demonstrated, several questions and operational challenges still remain.

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Damen FCS 5009 m/v Leonardo, gets an upgrade that defies the roll of the sea

In a continuous effort to integrate revolutionizing products and ideas into the offshore crew and cargo transport industry, Damen has over the years, partnered with multiple innovative equipment manufactures to integrate and retrofit complimentary developments into their vessel designs.

Over the past year, Leonardo, a Damen FCS 5009, owned by the leading offshore crew transport company in Mexico, Naviera Integral, was the focus of an international collaboration that spanned companies, oceans, and a global pandemic. After over a year of engineering, planning, restricted travel, experimentation and hard work, the joint efforts of this multi-company and multi-faceted team resulted in the successful installation and testing of a VG1000 SD gyrostabilizer, a powerful gyroscopic stabilizing device built by Australian company VEEM Marine, onboard the FCS 5009.

Upgrade for popular workhorse The Damen FCS 5009 is a popular ship among organizations that support the global offshore industry. This vessel, and the coming FCS 7011, are well positioned to become the choice modes of transportation for crew and supply delivery as the modern offshore industry shifts toward safer and more sustainable options. The FCS 5009’s speed, efficiency, seakeeping, and crew and cargo capacity all cater to the industry’s operations, but a need for advanced stabilization to further increase safety and passenger comfort, particularly while at zero

speed and using dynamic positioning, was recognized and Damen was quick to identify a solution.

The VEEM Gyrostabilizer uses an electrically driven flywheel housed in a vacuum chamber to generate stabilizing toque with hydraulic precision, this arrangement generates forces that resist the roll motion produced by waves and is particularly effective when traditional stabilizers are not.

After Leonardo underwent installation, sea trials, and testing, the success of the upgrade was clear. With the vessel

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is at zero speed, and the gyrostabilizer operating, a roll reduction of 80% was experienced. While data was being collected to identify the effectiveness of the gyrostabilizer, on deck cameras were also set up to compare the rolling deck against the horizon. The resulting video shows the remarkable, and almost instantaneous, stabilizing effect of the gyrostabilizer being turned on and off. Additional benefit came when test results showed a 60% roll reduction provided by the gyrostabilizer while the vessel was traveling at 19 knots. This means that those onboard a gyrostabilizer-equipped FCS 5009, with its pitch-reducing Axe Bow, will experience a significantly smoother journey to and from the worksite, in addition to an almost rock steady deck during transfer operations.

Improved safety, stability and comfort Damen is constantly improving the efficiency and safety of maritime operations worldwide. Because of this, they sought a solution that is viable for a range of vessels, suitable for quick and effective aftermarket installation, and, at the same time, able to integrate seamlessly into the designs of new build vessels. All signs pointed to VEEM Marine.

But this was still an experimental project that required some planning on the shipbuilder’s part. “Because the gyrostabilizer produces significant forces to resist rolling motions, the

gyrostabilizer’s counterforces on the vessel’s structure were something that had to be considered and worked through. Multiple teams came together to collaborate, from the crew and owners, to the Damen team that engineered and built the vessel, to the Damen Services team that guided and performed the installation work.

This collaboration identified potential structural concerns and created a reinforcement solution that could be installed locally and with minimal special tooling or downtime for the vessel” says Marcel van Hemert, Account Manager for Damen Services.

According to Mr. van Hemert, the gyrostabilizer installation was truly an international collaboration made possible by use of remote communication techniques, which reduced the need for travel to the site. For planning and installation, the OEM team phoned in from Australia and engineers phoned in from the Netherlands to support the upgrade which was performed by the on-site team comprised of Gert-Jan Blauw, a Damen Services Project Manager, local workers, and the vessel’s crew.

Over the Spring of 2021, the FCS 5009’s deck was reinforced, using locally supplied steel, and the gyrostabilizer was placed behind the wheelhouse, on the deck of the vessel. A housing that contains everything the gyrostabilizer needs to operate, was

'Damen is constantly improving the efficiency and safety of maritime operations worldwide' built around it, and systems were connected to integrate the gyrostabilizer into the vessel. Once all systems were up and running, the FCS 5009 underwent sea trials and demonstrations to make sure the installation was successful, it has since gone back into service delivering crew and goods to the Gulf of Mexico’s offshore industry working for a well-known Oil Major.

The VG1000 SD is also installed in the ground-breaking Damen FCS 7011.

Building for the future VEEM’s gyrostabilizer has proven to have a significant and measurable effect on the FCS 5009’s motion during crew and cargo transfers. This reduces crew fatigue, improves safety and ease of cargo transfer, in addition to reducing weather-related downtime.

The passengers, crew, end-client, and owners of the vessel are thrilled with the gyrostabilizer upgrade, which is complimented by recently installed business class seating, further improving comfort onboard the vessel.

David Stibbe, Manager Business Development at Damen states, “The results of this pilot project and the client feedback has been very positive.

Damen is happy to collaborate with VEEM Marine to expand the suite of upgrade offerings available for new and existing vessels built on the 5009 hull design. We are also looking to future applications for this technology, and have already integrated it into the newly built FCS 7011’’.

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The era of methanol as marine fuel is here As the shipping industry continues to seek the best possible fuel alternatives, methanol is emerging as a promising marine fuel on the sector’s decarbonization journey. Known to be sulfur-free, methanol - if produced from renewable green sources - has the potential to bring the industry to a level of carbon neutrality.

This potential is especially important within the context of the global maritime industry’s decarbonization efforts. As the industry is approaching more stringent 2030 and 2050 environmental regulations, it needs to switch to other fuel options to power its ever-increasing vessel fleet. And that need is urgent. There is a long list of fuels or energy carriers that could be used in shipping. Among the proposed alternative fuels, LNG, LPG, hydrogen, biofuel and methanol seem to be the most promising ones.

Between 2020 and 2021, methanol has become one of the frontrunners instead of being just one of the obscure alternative fuel options. The next few years will show us whether

methanol is The Fuel that could transform shipping. Methanol is viewed as a good alternative marine fuel due to its potential to significantly cut GHG emissions since it does not contain NOx and sulfur and PM emissions are very low. Conventional methanol can be considered by shipowners as a mid-term solution to meet the 2030 goals.

When it comes to its price, methanol is said to be competitive with marine gasoil (MGO) in emission-control areas. This alternative fuel is widely available at ports worldwide. What is more, the fuel has been described as easy to handle and compatible with most engine types with internal combustion. Operational safety and flexi-

bility are among other benefits as the fuel can be stored in an ordinary tank with few modifications.

The main feed-stock in methanol production is natural gas. Current methanol production from mega plants around the world is using fossil-based natural gas and coal as their feedstock. However, methanol could be 100% renewable, as it can be produced from a variety of renewable feed-stocks or as an electro-fuel.

Here, biomass, captured carbon dioxide and renewable hydrogen are expected to play a more prominent role in future production.

A study “Methanol as marine fuel” published earlier this year highlights

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'Methanol has become one of the frontrunners when it comes to alternative fuel'

that future unlimited methanol production relies on direct carbon capture from the air, with hydrogen generated from wind energy or solar PV. However, this technology comes with a high production cost and capital investment.

Shipowners around the world have started to consider methanol as an alternative fuel for their vessels to cut emissions and carbon footprint. In the past few years, a number of projects have been launched to explore methanol combustion concepts and ship fuel systems. First, the projects were centered around coastal and inland waterway vessels but the recently announced deals changed this perspective.

The first ship in the world to run on methanol was Stena Germanica. The ferry was converted to be capable of running on methanol fuel at Remontowa Shipyard in Poland in early 2015. The ship was retrofitted with a first-of-its-kind fuel-flexible Wärt-

silä 4-stroke engine that can run on methanol or traditional marine fuels and began offering the world’s first methanol-powered sailings Gothenburg, Sweden and Kiel, Germany in late March 2015.

In 2016, the world’s first ocean-going ships capable of operating on methanol were delivered to Waterfront Shipping, part of Methanex Corporation. The vessels each have MAN B&W’s dual-fuel, two-stroke engines ME-LGI, which can run on methanol, fuel oil, marine diesel oil or gasoil.

Currently, Waterfront Shipping operates a fleet of eleven methanolfueled ships, with an additional eight 49,000 dwt methanol-powered dualfuel tankers on order. Following the implementation of these projects, methanol proved to be a safe and reliable alternative marine fuel, with more orders coming in.

Stena Bulk joint-venture with Proman Shipping also ordered three meth-

anol-ready tankers with deliveries scheduled for 2022. In June this year, Swiss company Proman Shipping ordered an additional two 49,900 dwt methanol dual-fuel MR tankers, bringing its total investment to six methanol-powered newbuildings.

In August, Danish container shipping giant Maersk made headlines with an order for eight large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on carbon-neutral methanol. The 16,000 TEU boxships will be built by South Korean Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), with deliveries starting in Q1 2024.

Prior to this milestone order, the container shipping heavyweight ordered a feeder vessel with a dual-engine technology enabling it to sail on either methanol or traditional VLSFO. The methanol-powered units are expected to generate annual CO2 emissions savings of around 1 million tonnes and offer “truly carbon neutral” transportation at scale on the high seas, according to Maersk.

The shipping major wants to operate the ULCVs on carbon-neutral e-methanol or sustainable bio-methanol as soon as possible. Therefore, it is working with different industry players to ensure that carbon-neutral methanol is available in enough quantities. By its own example, Maersk committed to solving the “chicken-or-egg dilemma” – it placed an order for methanol-ready ships, at the same time creating demand for methanol. What will this breakthrough order mean for the (green) fuel supply chain?

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Keeping renewable offshore energy in motion, non-stop

Lubrication specialist TrustLube, with its pay-off ‘Keeping your world in motion.non-stop’ promises to provide the best solution for specific applications.

Lubrication demands precision Too little lubrication and your equipment will wear faster or seize up. Either way the result is the same; increased downtime. This is always undesirable, but when the downtime is related to offshore monopile installation the cost implications can be enormous.

The TrustLube automatic lubrication system is designed to prevent that situation from occurring. It ensures machinery receives precisely the right amount of lubrication, at the right time, at each lubrication point.

The company was founded eighteen years ago by Chiel van Daelen. Back then his aim was the same as it is today – to provide top notch greasing systems, easy to operate, reliable, durable, precise, environmentally friend-

ly and with the capability to be monitored remotely.

Since then, TrustLube has developed a proud track record in the maritime industry. This includes leading oil & gas, dredging and offshore companies. For example, Acta Marine uses its systems on their vessels.

“Three years ago, Chiel was on board of one of our vessels because we had some issues regarding the accessibility of our manual greasing points and we asked him to assess the situation.

Our equipment couldn’t be maintained during operation and the location of the greasing points weren’t safe to reach.

Ruurd Boersma, Vessel Superintendent at Acta Marine “The main purpose of our walk to work vessel is providing a safe working environment for our passengers and crew. The access & cargo tower and 3D motion compensated cranes (MCCs) we use for transfer crew and cargo need to be safe and operational 24/7. We understand that good grease machines are essential for uptime.

Chiel van Daelen (L) and Ruurd Boersma (R)

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“During the system review Chiel surveyed the situation, which led him to state that that we could a do better greasing job by reducing the amount of grease by 70%.

“Therefore, the TrustLube team came up with a flexible and modular solution to upgrade the system over time without disrupting our busy schedule.

“The first quick win was to centralize all critical greasing points in order that we could perform basic maintenance during operations. The second step was to reduce the amount of labour needed by making it into a semi-automated system and the final upgrade was to make the systems completely automatic.

“During all these upgrades the TrustLube crew was on site to install all necessary piping, metering devices and other equipment.

We are very happy with the cooperation with Chiel and TrustLube. They really know the specifics of our business and the lubrication our equipment needs. After several years of operation we can really confirm the benefits of that, 70% reduction of grease and we support the claim that TrustLube keeps your vessel in motion.non-stop.”

Dedicated to lubrication In addition to greasing systems, TrustLube also provides ecofriendly lubricant grease for heavy duty operations, for example for jack up rack and pinion systems and motion compensated cranes and gangways. The grease is applied to wire ropes and features properties that ensure it will stick, even in the harshest conditions.

How does it work?

Every system has a basic design of a high-pressure pump, metering devices, piping, control box and instrumentation. Each lubrication point is fitted with an individual lubrication point, connected with tubing to the

stainless-steel distribution block. Each point, operates independently, injecting a preset amount of grease precisely when it’s needed.

To be certain that the equipment receives the correct dose of lubricant, TrustLube developed the Metering Device Sensor which monitors the amount of grease passing through the greasing point. This also ensures that users are alerted when there is a blockage in a grease line.

The distribution blocks are integrated into the main lubrication line. As such, extra lubrication units can be easily added when required.

The entire system is hermetically sealed and made of AISI316 or 6MO. This ensures its suitability for use in even the harshest of saltwater conditions offshore, preventing dirt from damaging bearings and avoiding corrosion.

Keeping the environmental footprint as low as possible Chiel van Daelen explains, “TrustLube is committed to sustainability.

We are aware that lubricant leakage can create contamination, waste and other environmentally dangerous situations. To prevent this, TrustLube’s smart automatic lubrication systems and dispensing valves prevent leaking.

Additionally, TrustLube works only with non-toxic lubricants that pose no threat to humans or marine life, further reducing the environmental footprint.”

A good starting point He continues: “installing the correct greasing system with properly located dosing units is the starting point for a good greasing strategy. Of equal importance is the selection of the right lubricant.

Covering every angle “Every lubrication point has its own specific needs. High load, speed, temperature, dirt resistance, submerged

in water – these are just some of the specifics that have to be taken into consideration.”

To be sure of the correct use of grease, Chiel recommends a straightforward approach. “we think that you need to keep it as simple as possible. Therefore, we developed special grease for use on different applications. An example of this grease is TrustLube Heavy Duty which you can use on wire ropes, slew bearings and on open gears amongst other things.

There for you “Of course, we’re always happy to advise our clients to make sure they get the right grease and the right system for their vessel. We’re always happy to answer enquiries personally, with our specialists making a visit to assess the situation in order to give the best advice and keep your system in prime condition. Our aims is always to keep your world in motion.non-stop,” conclude Chiel.

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DUPI – tackling the challenges of insuring offshore energy Maritime insurance undoubtedly plays a critical role in the offshore energy industry.

And because the offshore energy industry is in a constant state of technological advance, one of the major challenges facing today’s insurance sector is to develop services that meet the changing needs of its clients’ operations.

“One of the major trends currently taking place in marine insurance is the response to environmental, social and government issues – the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals that our clients are incorporating into the way they run their companies,” begins Emiel Paaij, Director Marine at DUPI Underwriting Agencies in Rotterdam. “This is a big topic for our clients, and therefore it is a big topic for us.” While DUPI insures client interests throughout multiple industrial sectors, the company has a large client base in the maritime sector. “One of the areas that is expanding at the moment is the

generation of renewable energy with offshore wind farms.”

From an insurance point of view, offshore wind presents some notable challenges. These are primarily due to the fast pace of progress seen in recent years, says DUPI Underwriting Manager Kasper Worm Andersen, who is based in DUPI’s new office in Copenhagen. “Around 20 years ago, an offshore wind farm in the North or Baltic Sea would have been built one or two kilometres from shore, in water a few metres deep. Ten years ago, they were built between 10 and 20 kilometres

from shore. And today, that distance can be up to 50 kilometres – sometimes 100 kilometres – from shore in 40 to 50-metre deep water.” The turbines have also increased in size, weight and capacity. “They used to be 5MW. Now they are up to 14MW with blades of 108 metres long,” he adds.

While this progress is certainly positive in terms of energy production, it must be noted all these extensions of technical possibilities increase the exposure to risk. An offshore wind turbine located, say, 30 kilometres from shore is exposed to completely different levels

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seen with subsea cables. “Losses from subsea cable operations have caused insurance rates to rise as much as 50 percent in the previous twelve months,” says Worm Andersen.

A crucial point for insurance companies is that, because the offshore wind industry is progressing so fast, there are a lot of unknown factors involved.

This begs the question: from construction to O&M, how do you insure an offshore wind farm? DUPI’s answer to this is: gain the in-depth knowledge necessary to write an accurate risk assessment. Worm Andersen explains the risk assessment process: “We get to know the contractors, their experience

world, energy security is another important issue.

Whether it is offshore wind farms or power barges (or the wide range of other maritime sectors that the company works with) DUPI has shaped its portfolio of services and built its team of skilled personnel to tackle the challenges of the market and meet the needs of its clients.

and track record as well as their ships and their cranes. When construction is finished, it is important to know whether the installation vessel and its crane will be available during the energizing and operational phases if something goes wrong. Entering the O&M phase, we look at spare parts availability, warranty agreements, labour, and maintenance.”

'We know our clients and we know their business. Instead of sitting behind our desks, we visit them and their ships.' of risk than one that is two kilometres from shore. This is due to harder winds, bigger waves, greater torque in the turbine machinery, longer cables with greater risk of damage, to name a few.

Such increased risk eventually leads to increased damages, as is the case

“Offshore wind farm insurance is definitely a long-tail business,” states Paaij.

“We may write a policy today based on the knowledge of today and have a claim in ten year’s time. Therefore it is really important that you have the right experience and set of skills in house to perform a proper risk assessment. This is one of the things that distinguishes us – we know our clients and we know their business. Instead of sitting behind our desks, we visit them and their ships.”

DUPI’s interests in the energy generation market also extend to the small, yet significant, power barge market.

Power barges are large floating pontoons holding power generation plants in the region of a few hundred megawatts. They are mobilised in areas requiring additional energy. They can be just as useful in a developing country with an unpredictable energy grid as in a developed country looking for stopgap energy solutions, during the replacement of outdated power stations, for instance. In today’s unpredictable

Kasper Worm Andersen, Underwriting Manager Property/Engineered Risks at DUPI Underwriting Agencies Nordics

Emiel Paaij, Underwriting Director Marine at DUPI Underwriting Agencies

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Taking the maritime and offshore industries by Storm August Storm Group offers comprehensive, cost-efficiency for offshore life extension

August Storm, specialists in the service of engines and prime movers, is on the move. In addition to fixing its sights on increased offshore support, the group has recently acquired the Dutch Koedood Marine Group. With this, it stands ready to support the maritime and offshore sectors as they face up to the challenge of our generation: sustainability.

CEO of August Storm Benelux, Erik van Nieuwenhuizen

A timely offshore offer You might think the timing questionable to increase presence in the North Sea energy industry right now, but CEO of August Storm Benelux Erik van Nieuwenhuizen is confident his company has a good offer – and not only because of its relative proximity to the area and its technical expertise.

“Recent years have been tough for the North Sea industry. Historically low

prices have combined with the approaching end of life for many installations. The effect of this is a considerable increase in cost consciousness and, ultimately, lower investment. We’ve been asked ‘with investment a low priority, is your timing right?’

“But this situation is precisely why we are currently so well positioned to support our customers offshore,” Erik says.

“With installations past peak produc-

tion it doesn’t make sense to invest in new infrastructure. We’re not looking to install new equipment; our speciality is life extension. We want to ensure our customers get the best from their existing assets.”

This, he says, is typical of the service sector in which August Storm is experienced. “This is normal in our line of work. We introduce new components, upgrade old equipment, optimize op-

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ly. When you factor in all the costs of travel, work and unforeseen delays, it soon mounts up.

Storm, grandsons of founders August and Maria Storm, who began the company in 1937 in Rheine, Germany.

“We can help to reduce this significantly. We have experience in diesel, gas and emergency engines as well as compressors and pumps. By sending a multi-disciplinary team to take care of everything in one go, then all these costs begin to come down significantly.

What we are offering is less waiting, less travel, less working – less spending.”

Back then, the company was active in cylinder and crankshaft grinding and had just four employees. Its expansion was gradual, but continual until, in 1957, it began working on the overhaul of large engines – the business for which it is today so renowned.

Going green August Storm’s acquisition of the Koedood Marine Group is also well timed, placing the company in prime position to support the maritime energy transition.

“Environmental sustainability is very much in focus right now, across all industries,” Erik says. “The maritime world is no exception. Operators face increasingly stringent legislation on inland waterways and at sea with Euro Stage V and IMO Tier III. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Changes in the climate and growing awareness of these challenges is likely to result in more such regulations in the future.”

erations and keep things running as long as possible. This is a practice completely aligned with industry’s need to cut expenditure – With technical expertise we avoid CAPEX and reduce OPEX while maintaining maximal productivity and profitability.”

One-stop-shop It doesn’t end there, however. Where August Storm’s offer really meets the current requirements of the offshore industry is in its comprehensiveness.

“There is a lot of different equipment to take care of on an offshore installation,” he states. “This typically means flying in a number of different specialists to take care of each item separate-

The acquisition of Koedood includes Emigreen, the specialist in emissions reduction technology. Emigreen’s portfolio includes, amongst other things, custom made selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems. This straightforward application reduces NOX emissions, ensuring IMO Tier III compliance at a stroke.

“We are very pleased to be able to support our customers as they approach the challenges posed by the energy transition and greater environmental awareness. We have always had a focus on sustainability – our work is all about maximizing the life of engines and equipment, sustaining operations, optimizing production and avoiding waste. This is something we can get behind completely.”

A history of growth Family-owned August Storm Group is now in its third generation. The company is directed by Bernard and Jan-Willem

August Storm continued to grow over the coming decades, including with the 1988 acquisition of Kiel-based engine service company Wulf Johannsen.

By 2015 the company was Germany’s, and one of Europe’s, largest companies for the service for engines and prime movers.

Today, the company operates a series of divisions spanning stationary energy systems, mobile and marine power systems, production and repair, spare parts and reconditioning.

Global footprint Along with its strong presence in Germany and the Netherlands, August Storm has affiliates in Italy and Austria as well as partners in the US and joint ventures in Australia and Malaysia. Its project track record has seen August Storm carry out projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

“With our global coverage and the combined strength and skills of the group, I really feel we have an attractive proposition for our customers.

We have cross-discipline capabilities in-house and team members used to working together. The process is optimized and delivers consistent, high-quality results,” concludes Erik.

August Storm will be present at the Offshore Energy exhibition at the Rai in Amsterdam on 26 and 27 October. You are welcome at the company’s stand – 1.400’.

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30,000 existing ships ready for wind propulsion tech As the maritime industry’s quest for the best possible decarbonization solutions has intensified, wind propulsion systems are gaining traction around the globe. There are currently 30,000 ships in operation worldwide that could be equipped with wind-assisted ship propulsion (WASP) technology, Jukka Kuuskoski, Chief Sales Officer (CSO) at Norsepower Oy Ltd, estimated during the recent Wind Propulsion Open Mic event, early September.

Newbuilds In the case of newbuilds, this number is said to be much bigger. For reference, the number of ships in the world fleet that are larger than 1,000 GT currently stands at almost 54,000, according to UNCTAD data.

As explained, wind propulsion technology stakeholders are targeting vessels in operation and are focused more on retrofits than on newbuilds because, in the case of retrofits, there is a higher motivation to save money and fuel.

The same conclusion was shared earli-

er this year by Gavin Allwright, Secretary-General at the International Windship Association (IWSA), who said that the roll-out of fleet-wide wind propulsion by 2050 could unlock $1 trillion in fuel savings.

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In the short-term future, the regulatory environment will encompass the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) incoming EEXI and CII regulations, the EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ proposals, the emissions trading schemes, and regionally-led environmental mandates.

Faced with an unprecedented challenge to decarbonize, the shipping sector needs to invest in new technologies that would ensure regulatory compliance but also have a favorable

fuel savings are extremely significant.”

Despite numerous benefits of wind propulsion technology, some shipowners still seem to be reluctant to retrofit their vessels with wind propulsion systems. Commenting on prospects for wider adoption of wind-powered ships during the Wind Propulsion Open Mic, Patrick Englebert, General Manager at PROPELWIND S.A.S., said: “What will happen in reality is a question of economics and credibility of using wind.

It’s still too much perceived as unproven technology while it has been proven during 4 thousand – 5 thousand years and it was abandoned a hundred years ago. That’s a difficult threshold before people endorse wind propulsion.”

return on investment. “Shipowners are already seeing the requirement to invest in many different technologies.

Wind propulsion used to be considered a ‘nice to have’ and now is one of the most talked about topics of the era,” Kris Fumberger, Sustainability Manager at RightShip, pointed out during Norsepower’s latest webinar Going Beyond Compliance.

He added that today’s technology such as Norsepower’s rotor sails, new routing and blockchain management - gives the new impulse. “In my opinion, wind for assistance or wind for main propulsion has been de-risked compared to one hundred years ago by management, assistance to propulsion…, ballast water management - all these technologies are there to push for the adoption and endorsement of this wind technology.”

“Numbers are demonstrating the efficiency and double-digit emissions and

According to him, building trust is a crucial aspect when it comes to the

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wider adoption of the WASP technology. “The barrier is not technological but more psychological one,” Englebert stressed. A new paper presented by hhx.blue has estimated the market for wind-assisted ship technologies to be at $2-5 billion. “If we consider 2530% acceptance of the market with $1 million as average cost of installation, then we reach $6.5 to 7 billion of the total pie for the retrofits,” Orestis Schinas, Partner at hhx.blue said, adding that this is very encouraging for WASP technology providers.

There are two main points that need to be considered when talking about finance within the WASP context. The first one is securing (green) finance for wind system installations and the

second is related to the fuel price. As explained by Schinas, higher fuel prices and higher carbon costs create better opportunities for financing and installing wind propulsion technology because shipowners recognize the higher motivation to save. This is especially the case with longer ocean voyages which pay off more.

Shipping giant Recently, Danish shipping giant Maersk ordered a new methanol-powered fleet of vessels and fuel costs are looking to be three or four times higher than previous fuel costs. “If these expensive carbon-neutral fuels are entering the market, there will be all possible methods taken to minimize the actual fuel consumption and in that stage, we will

need mechanical sales and all other innovative green technologies which are entering the market market today,” Tuomas Riski, CEO of Norsepower, remarked during Norsepower’s Going beyond Compliance discussion.

A new fuel reality is starting to make wind-assisted propulsion more relevant. It is expected that future fuel prices and quantities of alternative fuels will directly impact the uptake of the WASP technology. Therefore, it remains to be seen will the fuel-centric future create the main competitive advantage for WASP technology.

ESG parameters Furthermore, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) parameters will be one of the key factors for attracting capital. For investors, if a ship is cleaner than the competition and if the technology is viable, then it will attract capital, according to Schinas. Customers would also opt for ships and shipowners with good ESG performance.

In the coming years, more wind propulsion suppliers are expected to enter the market. As a result, more suppliers and the competition among them will bring the costs down. This would make shipowners more confident, Englebert concluded.

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As the demand for sustainable technology grows in the offshore heavy lift industry so does the need for cleaner, renewable features on heavy lift cranes and their accompanying vessels. Our industry remains critical to powering the global economy, and the transition to clean, more environmentally friendly practices and products represents a robust opportunity for organizations around the world.

Increasingly, customers and other stakeholders are looking at a company’s sustainability efforts when making investment, purchasing, and partnership decisions. Before signing a deal, customers want to know about a few things: green features, vendor reputation, performance, cost savings, among others.

As the world calls for improvements and transparency from our industry, NOV Heavy Lift brings high lifting ca-

pacities and outreaches to the heavy lift crane market while also working to minimize the industry’s environmental footprint through improved energy efficiency, enhanced solutions for energy storage and regeneration, and innovative digital solutions.

Historically, heavy lift cranes have come with high energy consumption, risk of oil leakage, high rate of energy dissipation, and real-time, onsite, hands-on monitoring and maintenance

requirements – and few options for resolving those issues.

Heavy lift cranes equipped with fully electric drive systems, rather than traditionally used hydraulic systems, reduce energy consumption by around 25%, allow for energy recovery, storage, and reuse, and deliver digital solutions that increase efficiency and keep humans out of harm’s way, all without the risk of oil leaks and while maintaining capacity and better performance.

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Heavy Lift, Light Impact: Industry Looks to Heavy Lift Cranes for Sustainable Features

Reducing and Reusing Energy Fully electric drive system cranes not only significantly increase energy efficiency and reduce fuel consumption but, when combined with solutions like kinetic energy recovery systems or batteries-or a hybrid of the two, allow for the capture, storage, and reuse of electrical energy that would have previous-

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ly dissipated as heat when the crane lowers a load or block. Stored energy is then returned to the crane when needed, reducing fuel needs and emissions, and lowering operational costs.

Digital Solutions Harnessing the technology and power of digital solutions optimizes performance, minimizes energy requirements, eliminates costly, premature maintenance on equipment, prevents downtime, and helps keep employees safe on the job. Remote solutions like digital twins, remote operating stations and condition-based monitoring and maintenance allow real-time data collection, safely acquired from anywhere in the world via an Industrial Internet of

Things (IIoT) data platform . Advanced simulations, artificial intelligence, and machine-learning systems remove the guesswork from crane planning and deployment by predicting and simulating complex installations and operations.

When it comes to reducing environmental footprint and providing optimal performance every time, we’re all responsible for the heavy lifting.

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Climate goals: wait for a stricter agreement or take responsibility?

Every time there is research done on CO2 pollution by a prominent university or leading independent organization, the conclusion is the same: the shipping industry is on its way to become the most polluting industry there is. Some scientists have projected that maritime shipping could account for 17% of total annual CO2 emissions by 2050. And yet, maritime shipping is one of the few sectors left out of the Paris Agreement (PA) on climate change which states that in 2030 greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by at least 40% compared to 1990. Mainly because it is deemed too complex.

The European Union is in the process of including shipping in its emissions trading system, but for now it’s pretty much up to the industry itself to take action. And then there is the offshore component of the maritime industry, with their own challenges and goals.

Carbon emissions Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a nonprofit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts.

They estimate that the oil and gas industry and its products account for 50% of global carbon emissions. At the same time, there’s a ‘green side’ to the offshore industry, i.e. the offshore

wind and solar energy. The transition towards these renewables form a critical part of meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the rise of global average temperatures to well below two degrees Celsius. Decommissioning offshore installations - the safe removal of property and restoration of the environment – is another more or less green step in the right direction.

Although both the oil and gas industry and the wind and solar energy industry come together under the ‘umbrella’ offshore, they’re two very different worlds. And yet, they were brought together by the Paris agreement and the impact of COVID-19.

Offshore wind With COVID-19 turning the world’s economy on its head and oil prices not as high as they used to and more volatile than ever, the oil and gas industry is accelerating its efforts to adapt and evolve. Many companies are exploring partnerships with the offshore wind sector, seeing an opportunity for both hydrocarbon extraction and turbine emplacement to coexist across a wide range of sites. Some of these oil and gas companies want to invest in this sector as a subsidiary to their main business as a way to use existing rig infrastructure for power generation. Others want to power the hydrocarbon extraction processes. And there is of course the need for oil and gas companies to build

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a portfolio that is resilient to both lower commodity prices and longer-term decline in demand. Whatever their incentive may be, offshore wind is becoming more and more attractive.

er, which makes these projects more interesting for investors. And because of this optimism, the scale of these projects is getting bigger and bigger, which makes it even cheaper.

The future growth trajectory for offshore wind energy is very different to the oil and gas market. In terms of capital expenditure, offshore wind is rapidly growing, whereas in oil and gas it is decreasing. Although the returns are lower for now, growth in wind is more stable – an attractive prospect for fossil fuel giants beset with visions of their core business collapsing in the next couple of decades. Although there are still some improvements to be made regarding the storage of wind energy, there is zero uncertainty about this energy pipeline. Wind is always there. The number of projects in the field of renewable energy, tidal installations, offshore wind and solar energy is growing. Although this is still a small part of the total investment capital, companies are increasingly being forced to invest 'green' instead of 'black'. Whether it’s from a profit or climate point of view.

Or both.

An interesting development here, is that the volatile behavior of wind and the solar based energy generation is not an issue anymore. Larger storage capacity and smart grid connections are reducing the impact of non-wind or non-solar periods. In addition, the insurance industry also developed new products to compensate for longer non-wind and non-solar periods resulting into large income losses.

Innovation Where before, offshore wind farms heavily depended on subsidies, this has gradually changed over the last years. It is now becoming a self-supporting mature industry and a continuous process of innovation is underway to increase capacity and efficiency. Of all the energy generated by windmills, a significant amount is lost during transport to land. A lot of research is therefore being done on how this energy loss can be limited. Every megawatt that can be saved in this way per year provides companies with enormous profits in the long run. This also means that the costs of building an offshore wind farm in fewer years can be recouped soon-

Shipping industry Where the need for change is getting more and more urgent for the oil and gas industry, that isn’t really the case for the shipping industry. And without any big incentive imposed by the Paris Agreement, it is now mainly a question of ‘Do we take our responsibility and do what’s right, before ‘Paris or Glasgow’ tell us what we need to do’?

When the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was founded, an organization consisting of stakeholders from the maritime sector, this should have been one of the questions. In practice, however, the carbon elephant was acknowledged for years, but ignored. This has significantly changed the past two years and at its June 2021 meeting the IMO agreed to lowering ships’ carbon-intensity by 2% a year from 2023 to 2026 and ban the use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic starting in 2024. But because there is still a waiver-option, allowing some ships to continue using it there until 2029, the net effects are to be seen.

A trend going in the wrong direction While there has been plenty of talk about the need for the aviation in-

dustry to reduce their carbon footprint, there has been less mainstream coverage of the shipping industry. It looks like ‘aviation’ has better PR, because the shipping industry actually made the biggest progress. But there’s plenty more progress to be made. The global shipping industry accounts for more than one billion tons of emissions each year - almost three per cent of the global total - a similar amount to aviation. And considering that ships transport more than 90 per cent of goods that are traded, and include everything from cargo ships and oil tankers to passenger ferries and fishing boats, it is not a huge surprise that the greenhouse gas emissions rose by nearly 10 per cent between 2012 and 2018.

Even if this emission increase was corresponding to a similar increase in the volumes of shipping, it is a trend that is going in the wrong direction. If nothing is done, there is no way the emissions will be cut by 45 per cent by 2030, let alone achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Sailing own course The Netherlands didn’t wait for the IMO or stricter PA-rules. The government, port authorities, maritime sector, shipping and transport organizations, banks and research institutes joined forces to promote sustainability in the shipping sectors. In the Dutch Reflection on the Green Deal these parties have set down ambitious goals for the sea and inland shipping sectors.

By 2030, CO2 emissions by the inland shipping sector must be reduced by a minimum of 40 per cent, whilst its operations must be virtually climate-neutral by 2050. The maritime transport sector raised the bar even higher and aims to reduce the sea shipping sector’s emissions by 70 per cent by 2050.

By comparison: the global goal is 50 per cent.

There are other Dutch initiatives as well, like the construction of the hydrogen vessel - giving more impetus to improving the sustainability of inland shipping – and the collective efforts in the northern border region. There, the Netherlands and Germany (Hamburg region) are fully committed to explore alternative fuels and innovations with 5G, drones and connected and automated mobility. The region has

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the concept of a wind farm. This means that solar panels will be placed in the spaces between the wind turbines.

That way, the available space is used much better, because no ships pass between the windmills anyway. In addition, it is more efficient, because the expensive export cable can now also be used for the generated solar energy to bring the energy ashore. You can already see that these export cables are linked to the transport cables for gas or hydrogen. Everything to increase efficiency and reduce costs. But because there are new risks associated with this process, the risk management component should always be taking into consideration. everything to become Europe’s testing ground for innovations in the field of green and smart mobility. Cross-border rail links with Germany contribute to regional employment and activity.

At the same time, there is already a significant untapped potential to reduce shipping emissions cost-effectively.

Many technical and operational measures, such as slow steaming, weather routing, contra-rotating propellers and propulsion efficiency devices, can deliver more fuel savings than the investment required. There is also a lot of experimenting done with electrification; zero- or low-carbon fuels such as hydrogen, natural gas, ammonia and biofuels, and power sources such as fuel cells and solar, wind and wave power. Electrifying a ship means replacing its traditional mechanical systems with electrical ones. Some fleets have already electrified propulsion and cargo handling.

Hybrid power systems, on the other hand, integrate different power-generation mechanisms, such as engines and batteries, to leverage their complementary characteristics. Both are key to cleaning up the industry’s emissions.

It allows engines operating on fossil fuels to be either replaced by alternative power generation technologies, or downsized and modified for low-emissions operation. It also allows ships to connect to electric power while in port, reducing their emissions from idling.

The main challenge lies with the electricity grid and infrastructure. Power and boosting stations are not always available.

Broaden the perspective But no matter where you are in the maritime spectrum, a major stumbling block for the energy transition is financing. Especially after the COVID-19 crisis, there is little to no money available, especially for smaller companies, to make the necessary investments.

All working capital is used to keep the business running. It is therefore a challenge for many companies and sectors to think creatively and work together to be able to participate in the energy transition. In order to achieve the climate goals in a cost-effective and efficient way, we must look at what is possible. A first step is to enter into discussions with various parties, such as large cargo owners, investors, risk consultants, entrepreneurs, municipalities and financiers, about the wishes and possibilities for the future. Together you have a better overview of where profit can be made in the entire chain.

This broader perspective provides more room for finding creative solutions.

‘Cross-sector co-creation’ companies Innovation combined with this ‘new’ perspective can accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions for both shipping and offshore companies. We see that there is more and more collaboration across sectors on new initiatives.

Through this ‘cross-sector co-creation’ companies can learn a lot from each other about how to deal with the energy transition. For example, in the realization of offshore wind farms, which is a relatively expensive affair. To make these investments profitable, offshore solar farms are increasingly included in

There is no doubt that the need for ‘greenification’, and more specifically, the Paris Agreement is the main driver for all the innovations and the new paths that big oil and shipping companies have taken. But it’s still business and a major, global one. When there is no fair level playing field, like when China or Russia are ignoring the climate rules for profit, the transition will fail.

In addition, it is important to note that there are more drivers than regulation, law and treaties. The consumer is more and more often asking for sustainable and ethically responsible products.

And when major companies are greening their supply chains, shipping companies have to follow.

In short, every link in this giant maritime supply chain plays it’s part. Like they say in sports: a team is only as strong as its weakest link. The same goes the maritime industry: the stronger each link, the sooner we will reach our CO2 goals.

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What is

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Horisont Energi’s Barents Blue ammonia project gets new partners Norwegian energy firms Horisont Energi, Equinor and Vår Energi have signed a cooperation agreement for the development of Barents Blue, Europe’s first largescale blue ammonia production facility. The Barents Blue project is based on using natural gas from the Barents Sea to produce ammonia. It promises to provide Europe’s first large-scale clean ammonia production, located in Finnmark in Northern Norway.

Once operational, the facility will have a production capacity of 3000 tonnes of ammonia per day. During the production process, the project will capture carbon and permanently store it in the Polaris reservoir. Horisont Energi has now teamed up with the two largest offshore oil and gas producers in the Barents Sea region.

Equinor and Vår Energi will be among the natural gas suppliers to the Barents Blue ammonia plant.

China’s first offshore carbon capture project launched

Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC has launched the country’s first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the South China Sea, Reuters reports.

The plan is for the project to store more than 1.46 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.

The CCS facilities will be located at the CNOOC’s Enping 15-1 oilfield in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the South China Sea. To be precise, the location is about 190 kilometres southeast of Hong Kong. The project is designed to reinject as much as 300,000 tonnes of CO2 per year into seabed reservoirs.

Orient Cable (NBO) has completed works on the dynamic subsea cable at China’s Yangxi Shapa III offshore wind project that will connect a floating wind turbine to a fixed unit for the first time.

Commissioning tests of what is said to be the world’s first anti-typhoon floating wind turbine were completed on early September, representing the end of offshore work and that the unit is ready to connect to the 400 MW project.

According to NBO, due to the extreme weather conditions in the South China Sea, the dynamic cable is necessary to meet the requirements operating under even 17-class typhoon conditions. This set a lot of challenges in terms of the whole engineering work, including tensile, anti-bending, anti-fatigue, as well as adopting distributed buoyancy and ballast to keep the configuration in shallow water, the company added. ‘‘We see this project as a typical case by working closely with the stakeholders engaged from the very beginning, to clear up challenges in different scenarios and interfaces and select the best solutions for this project. A long-standing partnership, as a driver and commitment of NBO, does help to make a great success,’’ said Zhou Zewei, chief engineer at NBO.

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Seaway 7 selects Port of Blyth as Seagreen cable base Seaway 7 has selected the Port of Blyth as the location for the storage and mobilisation of the inter-array cables for the 1,075 MW Seagreen 1 wind farm offshore Scotland.

The Northumberland-based port has already started to receive cable into quayside storage tanks, designed and built by their in-house technical team.

In total, approximately 12,000 tonnes of inter-array cables will pass through the Port’s Battleship Wharf Terminal, prior to installation offshore across 2022.

In addition, the Seagreen contract will provide a boost to training and education around the Blyth Estuary, providing “real world” experience to students of STEM subjects, from primary school to apprenticeship level, gaining inspiration from offshore energy related activity, the Port has

said. In particular, the Port’s Offshore Renewable & Subsea Engineering Level 3 Diploma, designed via a partnership between Newcastle College and the Port’s own training arm Port Training Services, is aiming to develop the next

generation of offshore focussed engineers and technicians.

The Seagreen 1 offshore wind farm project is located 27 kilometres off the coast of Angus in the North Sea firth.

NED-Project introduces hydrogen-ready offshore wind installation vessel NED-Project, a Poland-headquartered naval architecture and ship design company with an office in the US, has developed a new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), which features a hydrogen-ready set-up and has the capability to install 15-20 MW wind turbines as well as to load and transport monopiles vertically.

The vessel design, NP20000X ULAM, which is intended to be Jones

Act-compliant, has been awarded Approval in Principle (AIP) by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS).

The design is hydrogen-ready with the engine rooms able to be converted into fuel cell compartments accommodating polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, making it possible to rely solely on liquefied hydrogen (LH2) to meet its energy demands.

The vessel features an 8,000 square-metre deck on which monopiles could be loaded vertically, eliminating the need to rotate them to the vertical position at sea. The NP20000X ULAM design also incorporates a leg-encircling heavy cargo crane with a working load of 3,500 tonnes capable of handling turbines of 240-metre rotor diameter and 150-metre tower height. NED-Project Inc. is working with GPZ Energy to develop ULAM WTIV projects for the US market.

The first Jones Act-compliant WTIV set to serve the US market is Dominion Energy’s Charybdis, also being built to ABS Class. The vessel is expected to be sea-ready by late 2023 and will first be deployed out of New London harbor in Connecticut to support the construction of Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind, both under joint development by Ørsted and Eversource.

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New study: newbuilds reduce CO2 emissions by a third compared to conversion A newbuild, dual-fuel gas carrier vessel generates lower CO2 emissions over the course of its operational life than an existing gas carrier converted to dual-fuel operations, a new study finds.

The study, published by classification society ABS, used data based on vessels in the Avance Gas Holding Ltd. (AGH) fleet.

ABS compared potential greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between a newbuild, dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) and conversion of two AGH VLGCs over 20- and 25-year life cycles, including decommissioning. The findings suggest conversion increases emission intensity by between 13.7 and 32.6 percent over new construction.

“Decarbonization pathways are highly complex and challenging to evaluate how to produce the best strategy for reducing the GHG footprint over the lifetime of assets,” Georgios Plevrakis, ABS Director, Global Sustainability, said.

BP, NYK Line to work together to decarbonise shipping, other sectors British oil and gas company BP and Japanese shipping major NYK Line have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on future fuels and transportation solutions to help industrial sectors, including shipping, decarbonise.

Large-scale deployment of CCS tech gets industry support in Houston U.S. energy majors ExxonMobil and Chevron together with nine other partners will bring their collective and diverse industry expertise in support of a large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the Houston area. These collective efforts could capture and store approximately 50 million metric tons of CO2 per year by 2030.

Eleven companies have expressed interest in supporting the large-scale deployment of CCS technology in Houston. Calpine, Chevron, Dow, ExxonMobil, INEOS, Linde, LyondellBasell, Marathon Petroleum, NRG Energy, Phillips 66 and Valero have agreed to begin discussing plans that could lead to capturing and safely storing up to 50 million metric tons of CO2 per year

For shipping, the companies will collaborate and identify opportunities to help transition from current marine fuels to alternatives such as LNG, biofuels, and methanol, and to develop future fuels such as ammonia and hydrogen. “Getting this journey right will be critical to enabling the shipping industry to meet its long-term decarbonisation ambitions,” according to the duo.

For other hard-to-abate industrial sectors, the two partners will also consider potential marine transpor-

by 2030 and about 100 million metric tons by 2040, ExxonMobil revealed in a statement on Thursday.

The companies plan to help address industrial CO2 emissions in one of the largest concentrated sources in the United States. Collectively, the 11 companies are considering using CCS technology at facilities that generate electricity and manufacture products that society uses every day, such as plastics, motor fuels, and packaging.

If CCS technology is fully implemented at the Houston-area facilities these 11 companies operate, nearly 75 million metric tons of CO2 could be captured and stored per year by 2040. There are ongoing discussions with other companies that have industrial operations in the area to add even more CO2 capture capacity. They could announce their support at a later date and add further momentum toward the city of Houston’s ambitions to be carbon neutral by 2050.

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Joined forces on modular IMO 2050 CII-ready LNG carrier Classification society ABS, shipbuilder Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HZS) and technology company Wärtsilä have partnered up to develop “a flexible, future-ready and modular” concept for a future multi-fuel electric liquefied natural gas carrier (LNGC).

Using advanced multi-physics modeling and simulation, the joint development project (JDP) will apply various decarbonization technologies and solutions to the vessel design and operation models to investigate its performance against the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO’s) Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) up to at least 2050.

Specifically, the entire vessel design will be optimized around a compact, electrified, integrated and efficient propulsion power solution that will deliver a significant CO2 reduction immediately and be ready to efficiently integrate new technologies in the future in order to stay ahead of the requirements of CII, supporting the industry’s ambitious towards zero-emission shipping.

The project will unite specialists from the ABS Global Simulation Center and Global Sustainability Center in Singa-

pore, Houston and Athens with HZS’ R&D team and Wärtsilä’s Integrated Systems and Solutions experts.

Shipowners are currently faced with unprecedented challenges and uncertainties as they attempt to plan their fleets in order to meet the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Index (CII) carbon reduction trajectory of -70 percent by 2050. What is certain today is that owners must plan now to safeguard a future-proof newbuild vessel design.

By installing and optimizing the vessel design around a compact, electrified and hybridized propulsion system, owners can obtain today a highly optimized and flexible asset that maintains

Industry majors, oil & gas players shortlisted for French floating wind tender Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies – oil and gas players that continue raising their stakes in the renewable energy sector – have been selected by the French government to participate in the country’s first tender dedicated to floating wind.

Shell has qualified for the tender in a consortium with Valeco (a subsidiary

of EnBW) and Eolien en Mer Participations (a subsidiary of the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations), while TotalEnergies has teamed up with Green Investment Group (GIG) and Qair.

Equinor, the developer of the world’s first floating wind farm which is now also building the world’s first floating wind project to electrify oil and gas

high efficiency across a broad range of vessel speeds and power nodes – making it highly suitable to accommodate needed vessel speed and voyage optimizations in the future, according to the project partners.

“The modular and hybridized nature of this smart propulsion system provides the correct foundation for the introduction of new and potentially highly intermittent low-carbon energy sources and propulsion energy-saving devices both in the newbuild phase and also later as potential retrofit solutions,” Stefan Nysjö, Vice President, Power Supply, Wärtsilä Marine Power, concluded.

platforms, has been selected to compete in the tender as a sole entity.

The tender will also see several offshore wind industry majors taking part, including the consortium between Elicio and BayWa r.e., Iberdrola, RWE, Ocean Winds, a consortium between wpd, Vattenfall and BlueFloat Energy, and a consortium formed by EDF Renewables and Maple Power – most of which are also currently competing to build floating wind projects in Scotland.

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SEA-KIT USV first to demonstrate hydrogen fuel cell technology SEA-KIT International has secured funding to install a hydrogen fuel cell on its 12-metre unmanned surface vehicle (USV) Maxlimer, representing an industry first. The project, funded by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) working with InnovateUK, will showcase a diesel to hydrogen conversion of SEA-KIT’s USV design.

Bramble Energy will design and manufacture a marinized, customised version of its printed circuit board fuel cell (PCBFC), which will sit inside an enclosure within the USV to prevent seawater ingress and corrosion. Data gathered from bench testing and sea trials of Maxlimer will be used for the design and build of similar USVs, as well as for larger uncrewed vessel builds in the near future.

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This application of a hydrogen fuel source to a USV will be a world first, SEA-KIT said. “SEA-KIT USVs have a dual diesel-electric hybrid drive, with propulsion coming from an electric motor powered by battery banks that are charged by in-situ diesel gener-

ators,” said Ben Simpson, SEA-KIT CEO. “This project will replace one of the diesel generators with new hydrogen fuel cell technology from Bramble Energy and demonstrate an offshore operation with zero carbon emissions.”

SBM Offshore closes largest project financing in its history FPSO operator SBM Offshore has completed the project financing of FPSO Sepetiba for a total of $1.6 billion, which is the largest project financing in the company’s history.

The project financing was secured by a consortium of 13 international banks with insurance cover from Export Credit Agencies (ECA): Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) and SACE S.p., SBM said. A letter of intent was received from China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure), which intends to join this transaction by the end of the year and will replace a portion of the commercial banks’ commitments.

The facility is composed of four separate tranches with a 4.3 per cent weighted average cost of debt, a fourteen-year post-completion maturity for the ECA covered tranches and a fifteen-year post-completion maturity on the uncovered tranches. Back in July 2020, SBM Offshore also closed a $600 million bridge loan facility for the financing of the construction of FPSO Sepetiba. According to previous information, the FPSO is expected to be delivered in 2022.

FPSO Sepetiba is owned and operated by a special purpose company owned by affiliated companies of SBM Offshore (64.5 per cent) and its partners (35.5 per cent). The vessel has a processing capacity of up to 180,000 barrels of oil per day, a water injection capacity of 250,000 barrels per day, an associated gas treatment capacity of 12 million standard cubic meters per day, and a minimum storage capacity of 1.4 million barrels of crude oil. The FPSO will be spread moored in approximately 2,000 meters of water depth.

FPSO Sepetiba will be deployed at the Mero field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil, 180 kilometres offshore Rio de Janeiro. The Libra block, where the Mero field is located, is under Production Sharing Agreement to a Consortium comprised of Petrobras, as the operator, with 40 per cent, Shell with 20 per cent, TotalEnergies with 20 per cent, CNODC with 10 per cent and CNOOC Limited with 10 per cent interest. The consortium also has the participation of the state-owned company Pré-Sal Petróleo SA (PPSA), as manager of the Production Sharing Contract.

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What is happening ORE Catapult, HonuWorx to boost use of subsea robotics in offshore wind Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and HonuWorx are set to demonstrate a concept for a submersible mothership to be used at offshore wind farms. The project,

funded by Innovate UK, will develop Ridley, a submersible platform that can transport large robots and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to offshore sites and release them directly under the water.

The concept is expected to resolve the remaining barriers to the adoption of subsea robotics by the offshore wind industry in terms of cost, carbon footprint, battery life at sea and digital connectivity.

America’s first large-scale offshore wind farm reaches financial close Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has reached financial close on its 800 MW offshore wind farm in Massachusetts - the first largescale offshore wind farm in the United States and the Americas region.

The developer has raised $ 2.3 billion of senior debt through nine international and U.S. banks to finance the construction of the project, which now enables Vineyard Wind to give the go-ahead to its contractors. At $ 2.3 billion, Vineyard Wind 1 represents one of the largest investments in a single renewable energy projects in the U.S. Vineyard Wind 1 is also the first commercial scale offshore wind farm in the U.S. to achieve financial close, which comes a few months after the project was approved by the government and received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf air quality permit. Construction works will first start onshore in Barnstable, where the offshore wind farm will connect to the national grid on land. Onshore works are scheduled to begin this Fall.

Offshore work will commence in 2022 with the installation of foundations and cables, followed by wind turbines. The 800 MW project will feature next-generation GE Haliade-X wind turbines, to be installed by DEME Offshore’s U.S. arm. The monopiles and transition pieces, which will be delivered by Sif and Windar, will be installed by Heerema Marine Contractors.

Jan De Nul will install inter-array cables supplied by JDR, while the export cables will be delivered by Prysmian. The 800 MW Vineyard Wind 1 is scheduled to deliver its first power to the grid in 2023.

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“While ROVs exist for offshore wind farm inspections, they rarely achieve more than 50% of their annual utilisation as they rely upon large, crewed, diesel-powered vessels for transportation”, ORE Catapult said.

“Largely due to the use of these vessels, a 21-day inspection mission may cost up to £1.5 million and emit more than 500 tonnes of carbon dioxide”.

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Jan De Nul uses biofuel for Hamburg dredging project For the first time in Germany, Jan De Nul Group is using solely second-generation biofuel for maintenance dredging works in the Port of Hamburg. This fuel contains no petroleum, but processed vegetable waste oil as a raw material, entirely in line with the principles of a sustainable circular economy.

Jan De Nul Nassbaggerei und Wasserbau GmbH has been awarded an important contract for maintenance dredging works in the Port of Hamburg within the scope of a European award procedure.

Two suction hopper dredgers, Kaishuu and Alexander von Humboldt, will execute these dredging works between June and December 2021. Thanks to the use of biofuel during these works,

emissions of particulate matter and sulphur compounds are also significantly reduced, as combustion is much more efficient than with conventional diesel fuel, said Jan De Nul. “We have already used this sustainable biofuel for several of our vessels in the Benelux and the UK,” said Michel

Deruyck, Head of the Energy Cell at Jan De Nul Group. “Decarbonisation is at the top of Jan De Nul’s agenda and is supported throughout the company, both commercially, operationally and technically. We always strive to go beyond what is imposed on us. We’re going for zero.”

Doeksen’s LNG ferry wins tech and design award The first single fuel LNG ferry in the Netherlands, Willem Barentsz, has won the international ‘Shippax Technology and Design Award 2021’.

Dutch ferry operator Rederij Doeksen’s first LNG-powered ferry Willem Barentsz debuted back in July 2020.

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GEA to support green ammonia in shipping industry GEA, a Germany-based machinery and plant manufacturer and systems supplier, revealed plans to support the shipping industry in reducing emissions as a system supplier with in-house solutions, with ammonia being one of the options.

This means that shipping companies and shipping lines that rely on ammonia as an alternative to diesel and heavy fuel oil for marine engine fuels can now count on GEA’s sup-

port in developing technologies.

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The announcement was made at the international “Ship Efficiency” conference in Hamburg on 27 and 28 September 2021. In developing appropriate concepts for the use of ammonia (NH2, GEA said it relies on its expertise in separator technology as well as refrigeration and heating technology using natural refrigerants such as CO2 and ammonia.

To reduce harmful emissions, more and more ships will be powered by alternative fuels to heavy fuel oil and diesel in the future. Experts from classification society DNV predict that in around 30 years at the latest, around a quarter of all ships on the world’s oceans will be powered by ammonia – alongside diesel, liquefied petroleum gas, heavy fuel oil and biofuels.

Qair partners up with Bretagne Ocean Power French independent renewable energy producer Qair has signed a partnership agreement with business accelerator for marine renewable energy Bretagne Ocean Power to jointly contribute to the deployment of floating offshore wind, renewable hydrogen and tidal stream energy in the French region of Brittany.

The newly established partnership goes in line with Qair’s ambition to add 5GW of renewable energy capacity to its portfolio in the next five years that could be achieved through its multi-local and multi-technology strat-

egy by further developing onshore and offshore wind, solar, tidal energy and hydrogen, the company said.

In this regard, Qair plans to promote the marine renewable energy know-how of the Brittany region by associating various such projects in the area as early as possible, while also connecting the clusters and organisations from the sector operating in the region.

Qair also aims to deepen the link between the Brittany universities concerned with marine renewables research, as well as the environmental organisations with the general public

in order to increase the involvement of the citizens in the energy transition of their region.

More specifically, through the partnership with Bretagne Ocean Power, Qair plans to pool associated expertise from industry, scientific, and local environmental associations for each stage of future floating wind projects to ensure their successful delivery, while also involving all stakeholders in the process. France has a potential of around 3.5GW of tidal power, with the Raz-Blanchard site alone able to possibly generate 3GW.

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Kooiman Marine Group delivers set of two dredgers to Van Oord Kooiman Marine Group delivered two custom designed and custom build Water Injection Dredgers (WID) ‘Maas’ and ‘Mersey’ to Van Oord.

The hybrid vessels were developed

by Kooiman Engineering in close cooperation with Van Oord. Two electrically driven pumps deliver water under high pressure, or with a lot of volume through the U-shaped water injection pipe located at the rear of the ship.

With this pipe, water is injected into the soil, releasing sediment which is flushed away by the current. Multiple injection methods are possible, giving the ship optimal usability. The ships measure (length and width including the water injection pipe) 43.07 x 12.40 meters with a depth 3.40 meters.

"The first sea trial with the 'Maas' was performed some time ago." says Maarten Kooiman, project manager of the shipyard. "The sea trials were intensive. The ship is equipped with many systems that reduce emissions and increase employability. We tested these extensively."

The ship has a battery-hybrid energy management. Maarten continues: "With the flexibility of 1 or 2 diesel generators, which meet the IMO Tier 3 and Stage V emission requirements, the on-board network is powered. In addition, heat from the exhaust gases is converted into electrical power which is fed back into the grid."

EU wants to demonstrate zero-emission ships by 2030 The partnership board of the Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport has adopted a strategy which will enable Europe to demonstrate deployable zero-emission maritime and inland ships by 2030.

Early September, the partnership board, governing the Co-Programmed Partnership on Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport in the framework of Horizon Europe, organised its first meeting.

During this meeting, it adopted the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, detailing the roadmap to achieve the

objectives set. Specifically, the partnership aims at leading and accelerating the transformation of waterborne transport to eliminate all harmful environmental emissions - including greenhouse gas, air and water pollutants - through innovative technologies and operation.

By 2030, the objective is to develop and demonstrate deployable zero-emission solutions which are applicable for all main ship types and services, to enable the achievement of zero-emission waterborne transport by 2050.

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China to receive 3 carbon-neutral LNG cargoes from Petronas This agreement will mark Petronas’ first delivery of carbon-neutral LNG to China. The cargoes will come to Shenergy’s terminals in Shanghai between October 2021 and March 2022.

Earlier, the Malaysian giant shipped its maiden carbon neutral LNG cargo to Japan.

The company said this elevates the 15-year partnership with Shenergy. The partnership now includes the supply of carbon-neutral LNG thus reflecting the commitment to offering decarbonised LNG solutions.

This delivery also aligns with China’s ambition of hitting peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. Shenergy is a major LNG buyer to Petronas since 2006, following the first supply deal with its subsidiary Shanghai LNG. Petronas sustained its position as Shenergy’s preferred LNG solutions provider when both parties concluded another new 12-year term deal last year.

Eni teams up with IRENA to speed up energy transition Italian oil and gas company Eni has entered into a three-year partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to collaborate in the promotion of renewable energy and accelerate the energy transition, particularly in countries that export fossil fuels.

The agreement has been signed by Eni’s Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi, and IRENA’s General Director,

Vroon’s retrofitted ship achieves 22 pct fuel saving A recent retrofit to optimize a container ship’s propeller blade design has brought performance and fuel efficiency gains that are measurable in real-world conditions.

Dutch ship operator and manager Vroon recently approached Swedish company Berg Propulsion to investigate the possibility of optimizing the propulsion system on its container vessel, MV Indian Express, fitted with a controllable pitch propeller originally manufactured

by Germany-based marine propulsion supplier ZF.

Francesco La Camera, at a time when Milan is hosting the “Pre-COP 26” preparatory ministerial meeting, Eni said.

Under the agreement, Eni and IRENA will work together on accelerating energy transition and renewable energy development in fossil fuel exporting countries, as well as to identify barriers to private sector investment in renewable energy in countries where Eni operates and promote solutions in coordination with governments.

Specifically, Eni and IRENA will promote the integration of the African continent into the biofuel value chain through institutional capacity building, agri-

“Efficiency gains are made for much of the time and, at 12 knots, the new blades achieve up to 50% higher efficiency than the ones they replace,” said David Sakandelidze, Berg Propulsion Business Manager – Energy and Efficiency.

The aim was to secure the sustainability benefits available through greater ship efficiency, as part of Vroon’s continuing strategy to find the best practical answers to lowering CO2 emissions, ahead of the IMO’s Energy Efficiency Ship Index (EEXI) and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII).

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free of charge. The opening hours of the cloak rooms are: Entrance K: 26 October: 07.00 till 19.00 hrs.

27 October: 07.00 till 19.00 hrs.

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plies. You can also ship small packages

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event please refer to the organisa-

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tion office.

Friday 9:00 -17:00.

Covid-19 Measures Following the measurements of the Government of the Netherlands, to access the event you have to show a COVID entry pass during event days.

For more information about the latest updates and measures within the Netherlands and the event venue, please visit the site of the Dutch government www.government.nl or RAI Amsterdam www.rai.nl/coronavirus.

Contact E. businesscentre-RAI@canon-bs.nl T. +31 (0)20 5491602

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What’s on during OEEC?

Offshore Energy in a changing world The offshore energy sector is changing. Developments like the energy transition and the need for sustainability are reshaping the industry. These changes also affect the workforce.

To shed light on the different facets of this transformation, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2021 presents a content programme in which the energy transition and cross-market collaboration are leading.

Expect two content packed days of industry insights and network opportunities with like-minded peers. In the programme experts talk about, among others, the industry lifecycle and emerging markets of offshore wind, sustainability as driver of innovation in the maritime sector and adaptation as part of the energy transition.

Offshore Energy Studio Interviews, demonstrations and pitches live from the floor.

During OEEC a live programme is recorded on the exhibition floor.

Expect perspectives from the next generation, interviews with leading companies from the industry, pitches from attendees and presentations of the latest innovations. The programme can be followed live from the exhibition floor or through the online event platform.

To keep in mind for our matchmaking participants: The meetings take place on the 26th and 27th of October at the matchmaking assigned area on the Offshore Energy exhibition floor. As a participant, we advise you to keep track of your personal meetings. For questions, please attend the information desk at the matchmaking area.

Media Corner Pick up your copy of (trade) literature from our media partners.

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'Two content packed days'

Navingo Career Event

Outdoor Area

As part of the exhibition floor the Navingo Career Event takes place. At this area employers present themselves and find out which positions they have available.

For more information flip the magazine and see what's happening.

In the outdoor area you can find EST Floattech, Tennet, Peterson & Degra Winches

Matchmaking Area 1-on-1 meetings & round table sessions Offshore Energy offers a matchmaking programme that is available to all visitors, exhibitors and participants of the event. This feature makes it possible to get to know each other and to share knowledge about various topics related to Offshore Energy. Companies looking for cooperation opportunities, new customers, new partners or collaborative alliances within the oil, gas and renewable energy fields are welcome to join the matchmaking. For this programme we use a platform that caters both 1-on-1 meetings and round table sessions.

Networking Drinks

Startups

OEEC organiser Navingo invites you for 'beer and bitterballs' on both event days as off 16:30 at the Navingo booth 1.747! And enjoy Gin and Tonics sponsored by Jack-Up Barge on Tuesday.

To foster innovation and new ideas, the Startup Zone is the place where creative and ambitious start-ups have the opportunity to showcase their products and services. In this edition, Seaqualize and Sensing 360 will present their projects.

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Offshore Energy in a changing world In many ways we have entered a new era in the last couple of years. The industry is changing. The world is changing. The need to innovate and transform are key in remaining relevant and future-proof. To make the right decisions in these challenging times, it is essential to have a broad view.

Information from the own sector and neighbouring markets can spot business opportunities. Sharing knowledge with the community creates strong and valuable networks and sparks innovation. It all starts with knowledge and connecting people.

The driving force behind the changes in the offshore energy industry is the state of the earth. CO2 emissions are warming up the planet and pollution is damaging ecosystems. To ensure a sustainable future the energy transition is set in motion. Being future-proof within the oil & gas, offshore wind, marine energy and the maritime-, subsea- and dredging in-

dustries means being part of the energy transition. It means investing in sustainable solutions. This is the way forward for the industry.

Energy transition That is why the energy transition and sustainable solutions are the main topics of the Offshore Energy platform. The communities – the offshore, maritime and energy industries – are front-runners in this change. A large part of the energy transition will take place at sea and sustainable innovations will reshape the maritime sector. Cross-market collaboration connects the gears that set the energy transition in motion.

Think about it. Maritime ingenuity is needed to construct wind farms. Electric power is transmitted by subsea cabling.

Oil and gas is the fuel that makes the energy transition happen. Other forms of renewable energy, like marine energy, are needed to meet the energy demands. Without dredging, ports cannot function. Everything is connected.

The Offshore Energy platform offers insights and foresights. This provides an overview about what is going on in the markets and this leads to business opportunities. Navingo, the company behind the Offshore Energy platform, does this by creating moments where peo-

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ple can meet and exchange ideas and business information. Moments where companies can showcase their unique solutions to the industry. This place is Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in RAI Amsterdam.

The event allows exhibitors, visitors, speakers and sponsors to connect, both offline and online. During 2021 edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference face-to-face encounters on the exhibit floor and virtual connections will be combined. Think of network drinks, matchmaking, live discussions in a studio setting and onsite and online talks shows and energy talks.

The theme of this year’s content programme is ‘Offshore Energy in a Changing World’. Four talk shows and six energy talks will paint an energy landscape in transition. Several new trends, like hydrogen, building with nature and maintenance by drones will be analysed in presentations. Other talks will look at the different stages of growth of sustainable solutions like offshore wind, green investments and LNG.

month and an international readership, it is a strong voice in the offshore energy community.

The website provides an overview of the offshore energy landscape, as well as from a market perspective. Because we understand if you want to narrow it down. That is why we have created different landing pages for specific sectors.

Expect daily news from markets of interest, in-depth articles and videos, insights from industry leaders, an overview of the important players in the business landscape and job boards.

In the end all developments and activities the website covers, are fuelled by one crucial element; human capital.

Navingo understands that and uses the reach to connect employees with companies. On the job board it gathers job openings from different sectors and as part of OEEC the Navingo Career Event takes place.

The Offshore Energy platform - Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference, Offshore Energy Magazine and www. offshore-energy.biz - combines all the elements Navingo excels in, making the platform a connector of communities.

We wish you all a great time at OEEC 2021 full of interaction, connections, insights and energy. We believe in working together. Navingo connects the maritime and offshore world for sustainable solutions.

The talk shows will shed light on the different facets of the energy transition.

Cross-market collaboration is a returning theme in these discussions. The title of the four talk shows are ‘An Energy Mix Demands Collaboration’, ‘A Changing Industry Means Changing People’, ‘Renewables Are Not the Only Solution’ and ‘Energy Transition; Who Leads the Dance?’. The talk shows give valuable insights and fresh perspectives on the offshore energy industry. Also part of the content programma is the Live Studio on the exhibition floor where topics will be discussed in a more informal setting.

A non stop programme with interviews, pitches and talks from industry professionals, experts and students.

Online reach To be effective online, you need reach.

Navingo has that with www.offshore-energy.biz. The website informs about projects, new products, companies, market opportunities and trends. It provides day-to-day news, combined with in-depth articles and videos. With hundred-of-thousands of pageviews a

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Committee of Recommendation 2021 The Committee of Recommendation of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference consists of involved prominent captains from the offshore energy and maritime sector.

Members listed on alphabetical order of surname.

Mr. Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven Chief Executive Officer Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE and Heerema Fabrication Group SE

Mr. Gerard Schut Vice-President of European Operations Vermilion Energy

Mr. Arnout Damen CEO Damen Shipyards Group

Mr. Menno Snel Secretary-General NOGEPA (Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploitation and Production Association)

Mr. Michael Kahn Managing Director Jumbo Maritime

Mr. Sander Vergroesen Managing Director IRO (The Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry)

Mr. Thijs Pennink Managing Director NHN

Content Advisory Board 2021 The Content Advisory Board contributes to the advance of the content curriculum during Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference by offering their guidance for various target groups in the offshore energy and maritime industry.

Members listed on alphabetical order of surname.

Ms. Annemiek Asschert Deputy Programme Manager Advice & Innovation EBN

Mr. Jos Leo Energy Advisor Netherlands Norwegian Energy Partners

Mr. Taco den Bezemer Development Manager Shell

Mr. Julian Manning Chief Executive Officer Paradigm Group B.V.

Mr. Guido van den Bos Director Business Development Europe, Africa & Middle East NOV

Mr. Robert Plat Principal Consultant Offshore Royal IHC

Mr. Jon Dugstad Director Wind & Solar Norwegian Energy Partners

Mr. Peter Scheijgrond Director MET-support

Mr. Rob Hoogstra Senior Business Advisor Wintershall Noordzee B.V.

Mr. Tjerk Suurenbroek Business Development Manager The Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry

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Programme overview

Exhibition floor

The Game Changers

Event Opening

Live Studio

Offshore Energy Exhibition

Workshop Offshore Wind Energy in the Netherlands

Energy Talks

TICKETS Event Access - Physical attendance € 75,00 • 2-day on-site event • Physical access exhibition floor

Amsterdam RAI • Extra: access to full online content

programme during event days

Event Access - Online € 75,00 • 2-day online event • Live online content programme

Event Access - Student € 17,50 • Event access physical of online

Conference Session € 75,00 • Upgrade your event access • Per session

Membership € 150,00 • 2-day on-site event • Live online content programme • Premium content Offshore-Energy.biz • One free conference session

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Global market updates | Employer insights & tips | Next generation perspectives | Live from the floor: interviews, demonstrations & pitches

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*Programme by Government of the Netherlands, invitation or pre-registration only.

LET'S GET TOGETHER! We can't wait to get together! To kick off the event, on Tuseday at 9:30 the event opening takes place at the Live Studio on the balcony of the Exhibition floor. Two packed days of doing business, insightfull content sessions and meetings with new and existings contacts are ahead of you. As of 16:30 OEEC's organiser Navingo invites you for networkings drinks at stand 1.747 on both event days to wrap up your day in an informal manner.

@OffshoreEnergy @navingooe

@OffshoreEnergy #OEEC2021

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MODERATOR Maarten Bouwhuis

AN ENERGY MIX DEMANDS COLLABORATION TUESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2021 | 10.00 - 11.00 HRS. | AMTRIUM The world needs to shift away from fossil fuels to an energy mix dominated by low-carbon sources of energy. The offshore energy industry will concentrate itself on the mix of oil, gas, wind, solar and marine energy. To make the most of the new energy landscape collaboration should be the top priority. But is the industry ready to really make it together?

SPEAKERS Francisco Boshell, Analyst, RE Technology Standards and Markets, IRENA

Tom Baur, Business Developer Blue Energy, POM WEST-VLAANDEREN

Lars Eirik Nicolaisen,

Ruben Dijkstra,

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Sjoerd Meijer, Board Member KIVI Offshore Technology / Business Unit Manager DEME Group, KIVI / DEME GROUP

A CHANGING INDUSTRY MEANS CHANGING PEOPLE TUESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2021 | 14.30 - 15.30 HRS. | AMTRIUM The world needs to shift away from fossil fuels to an energy mix dominated by low-carbon sources of energy. The offshore energy industry will concentrate itself on the mix of oil, gas, wind, solar and marine energy. To make the most of the new energy landscape collaboration should be the top priority. But is the industry ready to really make it together?

SPEAKERS Iván Pineda, Director of Public Affairs, WINDEUROPE

Anouk Creusen, Managing Director, 75INQ

Niels van Rhenen, Managing Director, BRUNEL

Sjoerd Hendriks, Director Engineering, GUSTOMSC

RENEWABLES ARE NOT THE ONLY SOLUTION WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2021 | 10.00 - 11.00 HRS. | AMTRIUM Will renewables get us climate-neutral in Europe by 2050? Or should we look at other solutions to curb climate change? Think of carbon capture, geoengineering, energy efficiency and nuclear energy. And what about climate adaptation?

SPEAKERS Pieter Huyskens, Head Of Research And Development, DAMEN SHIPYARDS GROUP

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ENERGY TRANSITION; WHO LEADS THE DANCE? WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2021, 16.00 – 17.00 HRS. | AMTRIUM Talk is cheap and action speaks louder than words. Who takes the first real step towards a sustainable future? As an industry we are in the spotlight when it comes to the energy transition. Are we following or leading in this transformation? What is the role the governments?

What do the front runners of the energy transition have the world to offer?

SPEAKERS Patricia Seibold, Manager Transaction & Deals, PWC

Alexandre Chavarot, Founder, CLIMATE FINANCE 2050

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Marine Energy Session JOINING FORCES TO REACH THE EUROPEAN TARGETS FOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY

THE ENERGY TRANSITION DEBATE TUESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2021 | 13:00 – 14:00. | AMTRIUM On Tuesday 26 October from 13.00 - 14.00h, DMEC will host the Marine Energy Session ‘Joining forces to reach the European targets for offshore renewable energy’. To realise a climate neutral energy system by 2050 that is both reliable as well as cost efficient, the EU aims to deploy 40 GW of emerging renewable technologies in our seas and oceans. Specifically for marine energy, the first 100 MW need to be realised by 2025, rapidly scaling up to 1GW by 2030 to reach commercialisation. To achieve these ambitious targets, developers, supply chain, governments and investors need to connect and work together across sectors and countries. Join us in our Marine Energy Session to discuss how we can work together to step up to this challenge.

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW I TUESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2021 13.00 Welcome + intro Marine Energy - Britta Schaffmeister, DMEC 13.05 Setting the Scene: European Targets - Xavier Guillou, DG Mare 13.15 Multi-source Renewable Offshore Energy Parks - Benjamin Lehner, DMEC & Rebecca Pike, RWE Renewables UK 13.25 Supply Chain and Marine Energy Sectors joining Forces, Michael Baumann, SKF Group 13.35 Financing Marine Energy Resilience Solutions - Alexandre Chavarot, Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI) 13.45 Panel discussion ‘Winning Formula in the growing Marine Energy Market’ led by Britta Schaffmeister, DMEC 14.00 End

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Live Studio

STUDIO HOST Eva Brouwer

Join a two-day live programma with interviews, pitches and demonstrations live from our Studio hosted by Eva Brouwer and our Exhibition floor reporter Coco Kossmann.

NEXT GENERATION PERSPECTIVES Young professionals and students share their view on current trends and developments. the programme will be shaped together with student and young associations, it's also part of the Navingo Career Event content programme.

Speakers include representatives from Gezelschap Leeghwater, Electrotechnische Vereeniging, Solar Boat Team, A.S.V. Nautis and many more

EMPLOYER INSIGHTS AND TIPS Employers talk with each other under the guidance of professional studio host Eva Brouwer. Discover what are points of attention during the recruitment process to achieve the perfect match, what is the lasting effect of the pandemic on the workplace, how a sustainable value chain affects jobs in the sector and what are the must-have skills to realize the energy transition.

Speakers include representatives from Huisman, TenneT, Damen and many more

GLOBAL MARKET UPDATES Market insights are business insights. Learn more during the global market updates how you can expand your business via updates from global players on the trends and developments in their area or field of expertise.

Speakers include representatives from The Business Network for Offshore Wind US, Ocean Energy Europe, WAB and many more

PITCHES Put yourself in the spotlight during a 90second pitch round and reach a global audience! If you would like to participate, stop by the desk at the studio or drop a line in the chat of the online event platform.

REPORTER FROM THE FLOOR Our reporter Coco Kossmann will share the latest innovations that are presented on the exhibition floor. Exhibitors will share their latest developments and demonstrate products.

A great way to get inspired for physical attendees and online participants to see what is going on and with whom te set up a one-on-one meeting.

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW TUESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2021

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2021

09:30 Event Opening

09:30 Opening Day 2

10:00 Studio Interviews and Live from the floor

10:00 Employer Insights & Tips

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10:30 Studio Interviews and Live from the floor

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Energy Talks THE GAME CHANGERS TUESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2021 | 11.30 – 12.30 HRS. | AMTRIUM Vision without action is a daydream. Two inspirational talks about how a fresh idea transforms in a game changing development.

What experiences can the game changers share about this process?

SPEAKERS Thomas Sterckx Project manager R&D, DEME GROUP

Ivar de Josselin de Jong, Solution Director Remote Inspector, FUGRO

ENERGY TALKS: THE FRONT RUNNERS WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2021 | 11.30 – 12.30 HRS. | AMTRIUM The way of the pioneer is not the easy road. Two inspirational talks about the ones that take the first steps in a new direction.

What does it take to be a pioneer and what challenges do they face in their journey towards a better future?

SPEAKERS Chris Westra, CEO OFFSHORE SERVICE FACILITIES

Barbara Zuiderwijk, Founding Member GREEN GIRAFFE

ENERGY TALKS: THE ANALYST WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 2021, 14.30 – 15.30 HRS. | AMTRIUM

Knowledge is power. Two inspirational talks about those who have a clear view on the road ahead. What are important developments to keep an eye on, what does the future has in store?

SPEAKERS Igno Notermans, Advisor/Researcher DRIFT

Bjorn van de Weerdhof, Manager Business & Fleet Development ANTHONY VEDER

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Meet our pavilions THE NETHERLANDS MARITIME TECHNOLOGY The Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) trade association is the first port of call for and primary representative of the Dutch maritime technology sector. Our 400+ members include shipyards, marine equipment suppliers and service providers, all united within a close and highly successful network.

Stand no. 1.325A & B

AMSTERDAM IJMUIDEN OFFSHORE PORTS Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports (AYOP) is an active association representing over 100 companies, regional governments and research/education institutes active in offshore oil & gas and wind energy in the North Sea Canal region.Members have a strong focus on offshore wind maintenance (including cable logistics), drilling projects for gas extraction, changes to and maintenance of work vessels and platforms, and the disassembly of offshore structures and vessels. In addition, our association accommodates logistic services providers, HR companies and facility services providers such as caterers and hotels, allowing us to represent the entire offshore chain.

Stand no. 1.200

PORT OF ROTTERDAM The Offshore Community Rotterdam was set up for companies that are active in offshore industry and feel strong ties with the port of Rotterdam. From manufacturers and service providers to educational institutions, our region is full of knowledge, experience and innovation in the fields of offshore oil, gas, wind farms and decommissioning. Rotterdam Offshore Community aims to bring these parties in touch with each other – to stimulate collaboration, knowledge exchange and new business within and beyond the offshore cluster. In addition, we handle the promotional task of putting Rotterdam firmly on the map as Europe’s leading offshore port. We do so by organising networking events, knowledge sessions and company tours. But our calendar also includes participation in and attendance of various trade fairs, like Offshore Energy Amsterdam. The Rotterdam Offshore Community is facilitated by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Rotterdam Port Promotion Council.

Stand no. 1.529

DMEC - MARINE ENERGY PAVILLION DMEC is an accelerator for marine energy solutions. We believe that marine energy will be a crucial driver to realise our global energy transition and foster sustainable growth. By advancing innovation, mobilising capital and shaping policies, we create multipurpose energy solutions for a wide variety of markets.

Stand no. 1.241 & 1.329

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS The Government of the Netherlands will be present at the OEEC where it will host two exclusive masterclass sessions on hydrogen and offshore wind for international government delegations and invited businesses. #WindAndWaterWorks

Stand no. 1.501

NORTH SEA PORT North Sea Port is geographically defined as the 60 kilometre long cross-border port area stretching from Vlissingen in the Netherlands to Ghent in Belgium. It ranks among the top ports in Europe.

North Sea port has an excellent proposition due to its central location, companies based in North Sea Port and their worldwide trading partners are able to serve the European hinterland quickly and easily via ship, truck or rail. This multimodal approach is unique and advantageous.

Stand no. 1.509

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Masterclass and business programme by Government of the Netherlands The Government of the Netherlands will be present at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC2021) where it will host two exclusive masterclass sessions on hydrogen and offshore wind for international government delegations and invited businesses.

The programme is jointly organised by the Dutch Government, offshore wind, hydrogen trade organisations and OEEC 2021 organiser Navingo.

Masterclass and business programme The programme (26, 27 and 28 Oct 2021) includes two high-level masterclasses on Dutch experience in hydrogen and offshore wind development. It also features a networking programme alongside a day with several company and site visits in the field of hydrogen and offshore wind.

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) successfully organised masterclass and networking programmes during the last three OEEC events. This year as well, we look forward to welcoming governments developing offshore wind projects, from all over the world to discuss the potential of hydrogen in their countries. We hope to strengthen government-to-government liaisons, to learn from each other and to share knowledge and experiences. We will present what the Netherlands has to offer by sharing our best practices, showcasing our expertise in hydrogen, our innovative offshore wind energy supply chain and discussing international development.

More information: If you have questions please contact RVO, via ICEP-OffshoreWind@RVO.nl (subject OEEC2021).

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