RENEWABLE ENERGY
Recent funding of one off shore windfarm project will help unlock an industry led transition to net zero
CLEAN MARINE RETROFIT
Tidal Transit supplies purpose
designed crew transfer vessels for the off shore wind industry
T
he design and engineering phase of a groundbreaking project to deliver a retrofi t electric crew transfer vessel
(E-CTV) in the North Sea has just begun with Tidal Transit, supplier of purpose-design crew transfer vessels
for the off shore wind industry, leading the work. The initiative benefi ts from £6.3m
funding from the Zero Emissions Vessel and Infrastructure (ZEVI) competition, which opened in February 2023 as part of Innovate UK
and the Department of Transport’s strategic plan to develop, deploy and operate clean maritime solutions. Just ten fl agship UK projects were chosen to split more than £80m in funding, with the aim of unlocking an industry- led transition to Net Zero. Over the next 15 months, Tidal Transit will retrofi t a diesel-powered Mercurio 20m vessel, Ginny Louise, with over two megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery capacity, electric motors and propulsion pods. The fi nished product, e-Ginny, will not only emit zero emissions in operation, but will also boast increased manoeuvrability while being near-silent for passengers and passers-by.
Tidal Transit will retrofi t a diesel powered Mercurio 20m vessel
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LIMITED SHORESIDE CAPABILITIES As existing shoreside charging capabilities are severely limited, the project will expand vessel charging infrastructure by installing both an onshore charging station from
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