“Together with Damen we launched the third CSOV of the Elevation Series in the water”, the Windcat announced in its LinkedIn.”With three CSOVs already launched in the water, we’re counting down to the delivery of the first vessel.This milestone highlights the swift progress being made in the Elevation series under construction at Halong shipbuilding”.
Damen Shipyards, Windcat and CMB.TECH announced the launch of the first of six Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOV) in October 2024. The launch marks the inauguration of Windcat’s ‘Elevation Series’ of future-proof offshore wind farm maintenance and support vessels, which have been designed in close collaboration with Windcat and CMB.TECH.
Compared to earlier designs of offshore wind farm support vessel, this CSOV represents advances in efficiency, performance and comfort. The 87-metre long vessel is designed around best in class offshore performance, with various new technologies on board to achieve this. The vessel will accommodate up to 120 people on board, remaining at its offshore location to provide in-field technical and maintenance support for up to 30 days at a time. Particular attention has been given to provide offshore personnel with the most comfortable conditions to live and work during their time on board.
Reducing CO2 emissions further, the Damen/Windcat/CMB.TECH cooperation has taken a proactive stance on the subject of future fuels. The consequence of this is that, thanks to CMB.TECH’s dual fuel hydrogen technology, the entire series of six vessels will be able to use hydrogen as a fuel, increasing this hydrogen use as the energy market progresses.
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Press release https://tinyurl.com/3ns5xmd9
