Maersk Supply Service has launched its offshore vessel-charging venture, Stillstrom, to support the decarbonisation of the maritime industry.
The technology will enable offshore charging to vessels at ports, hubs and offshore energy operations, allowing idle vessels to power from clean electricity, eliminating idle emissions.
Stillstrom, meaning ‘quiet power’ in Danish, is touted as a world-first and will eliminate virtually all emissions and noise pollution while the buoy is in use, according to Maersk.
The solution allows vessel owners to replace fossil fuels with clean electricity while moored to the charging buoy.
“Our vision at Stillstrom is to enable maritime decarbonisation, by providing the infrastructure that will allow vessels to charge from clean energy when idle offshore. The mission is to remove 5.5 million tons of CO2 within five years of commercial rollout, additionally eliminating particulate matter, NOx, and SOx,” said Sebastian Klasterer Toft, Venture Programme Manager at Maersk Supply Service.
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Stillstrom will partner with Ørsted to demonstrate the full-scale offshore charging station for vessels at an offshore wind farm to be installed in Q3 2022. The charging buoy will supply overnight power to one of Ørsted’s Service Operations Vessels (SOV), with Ørsted being responsible for the buoy’s grid integration.
According to Maersk Supply Service, the charging buoy is large enough to charge an SOV-sized battery- or hybrid-electric vessel, and is scalable to supply power to larger vessels.
“Stillstrom is part of our commitment to solving the energy challenges of tomorrow. By investing in this ocean cleantech space at an early stage, we can help lead the green transition of the maritime industry. Stillstrom has been developed within Maersk Supply Service and the timing is right to create a venture that will be focused on delivering offshore charging solutions,” says Steen S. Karstensen, CEO of Maersk Supply Service.
