GE Power Conversion wins contract to supply power/propulsion system for FSRU

Sept. 8, 2023
Excelerate Energy FSRU will be fitted with vessel management system at Hyundai shipyard.

Offshore staff

PARIS – GE Power Conversion says that it has won a contract award from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. to supply GE Vernova’s SeaGreen integrated power and propulsion system to power and propel the next generation FSRU for Excelerate Energy Inc.

The FSRU, to be constructed at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyard, is to be fitted with the technology for optimized vessel energy management and performance. GE Power Conversion says that its integrated electric propulsion system, with pulse width modulation power converters and high torque density induction motors, brings higher efficiency, reliability, and availability for sustainable operations, to ship owners.

This new vessel will be the eleventh FSRU joining Excelerate Energy’s fleet, marking a third of its fleet to be powered by Power Conversion’s integrated electrical propulsion system.

09.08.2023