Ulstein awards Corvus delivery of energy storage systems for CSOV newbuilds

Aug. 24, 2022
Corvus Energy has secured an order from Ulstein Power & Control for the delivery of energy storage systems for two construction service operation vessels to be built for Norwegian shipowner Olympic.

Offshore staff

BERGEN, Norway and VANCOUVER, Canada Corvus Energy has secured an order from Ulstein Power & Control for the delivery of energy storage systems (ESS) for two construction service operation vessels (CSOVs) to be built for Norwegian shipowner Olympic.

Olympic operates in the maritime cluster on the Northwest coast and has a modern fleet for subsea and renewable service and operations.

The vessels will have hybrid battery propulsion and are based on the ULSTEIN SX222 design with TWIN X-STERN from Ulstein Design & Solutions AS.

According to Olympic Group, the TWIN X-STERN is a smart concept, optimized for low energy consumption. During operation, the offshore wind service vessels stay positioned at the turbines most of the time, and with the main propellers fore and aft, these vessels will reduce the energy requirement to a new level when on DP.

Ulstein Power & Control is the integrator and has chosen Corvus Orca Energythe maritime ESS with the most installations worldwide for the two new buildings.

“We have had very good cooperation with Corvus Energy toward the contract signing, and we look forward to continuing this going forward. Collaboration is key to finding the best solutions. The fact that they have a local office in Fosnavåg close to both shipyard and owner makes this a lot easier,” said Rolf Ottar Rovde in Ulstein Power & Control.

The newly opened sales office in Fosnavåg, Norway, is headed by vice president sales, Pål Ove Husøy, who said, “We see increased interest for batteries from the entire offshore wind segment along with larger and larger battery installations. Due to the operational profile of SOVs, the potential for reducing emissions and costs by installing batteries is very high. This contract will be the largest battery installation for SOVs so far.

“This segment is also next in line for full zero-emission operations. With requirements for even larger battery systems, we see that our newly developed Corvus Blue Whale ESS has great potential for this vessel type."

The Blue Whale ESS was specifically designed to meet large energy requirements and can enable emission-free operations for much longer periods of time.

The vessels are prepared for methanol fuel and have available space for additional battery capacity for full-electric repowering when the infrastructure for such is available.

The vessels are scheduled for delivery in spring and summer 2023.

08.24.2022