Zephyrus Marine announced yesterday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mirai Ships, Ad Hoc and SHIFT to build the Zephyrus Zero Carbon Offshore wind service vessel.
Ad Hoc Marine Designs Ltd. (Ad Hoc) will be providing the design for the Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) which will incorporate Shift’s leading-edge PwrSwäp technology. According to Zephyrus, the ClassNK-approved energy storage system will allow crew transfer vessels to swap their modular battery systems with ease while providing a zero-emission service to the Japanese offshore wind sector.
The design of the Zephyrus Zero Carbon Offshore wind service operation will be tailored to specifically service Japanese wind and offshore vessels. The fully electric Mothership will operate as the hotel and charging station with fully electric daughter vessels that will either be stowed on deck or returned to shore for near-shore operations. These daughter vessels will be lifted off the Mothership and launched into the field. When the charge is low, these CTVs will return to the Mothership to dock at the stern, allowing for the spent batteries (e-pods) to be lifted and replaced with fully charged ones within minutes.
We need to make it easy for shipowners and the offshore wind sector to go zero carbon. By partnering with Mirai Ships in building our unique solution, we can move the needle towards a net-zero shipping industry
… said Rob Stewart, Director at Zephyrus
It is a great honor to become a part of this team of people who are trying to make the planet a better place to live.
… said Takeyoshi Kidoura, CEO of Mirai Ships
When it comes to decarbonization, it needs to be a collaborative effort. We are thrilled to partner with Zephyrus and Mirai Ships to power these zero-emission wind service vessels.
… said Paul Hughes, President and founder of Shift
The Zephyrus Zero Carbon Offshore wind service operation will utilize Shift’s PwrSwäp technology, an energy subscription service. According to Zephyrus, as a result, vessels can utilize only the energy they need without committing to a fixed energy storage system.
The technology is rooted in a network of swappable battery e-Pods and containers which are connected through cloud-based service and management centres. With this addition, the companies hope to facilitate the transition of Japanese wind and offshore vessels to hybrid or fully electric.
This groundbreaking technology is a game changer, allowing vessels to quickly adopt electric energy while dealing with the space and weight constraints that CTVs and other smaller vessels experience when seeking a solution to reduce carbon emissions and improve operating costs.
… said John Kecsmar, Naval Architect and owner of Ad Hoc
