MO4 has won a 10-year contract with North Star for its new digital twin and artificial intelligence (AI) decision support software package which will provide operational data analytics for North Star’s four hybrid service operations vessels (SOVs).
Previously, North Star has been contracted to provide four hybrid SOVs for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm and its joint partners Equinor, SSE Renewables and Eni. Total contract value for the vessel order is some £270 million. The SOVs will be operated by Equinor throughout the project’s anticipated 35-year lifespan.
As informed, MO4’s technology will provide operational data analytics and forecasting support to help drive efficiencies across the fleet, including lower carbon emissions through reduced fuel usage. The digital solution gathers data on areas such as weather fronts, workloads, work routes and drop-off schedules to support decision-making on vessel operations. All four vessels will be monitored and harmonized, so the ongoing AI learning will also help to increase in-field efficiencies further.
Partnerships with technology providers is core to the strength of North Star’s SOV service. Our aim is to act as an integrator of innovations which are leading the way in their individual fields to enhance operability, sustainability and safety across our SOV fleet while offering supreme comfort on board for wind technicians
…North Star’s renewables director Andrew Duncan, commented.
As part of this strategy, our technology partners MO4, have developed a ground-breaking, digital twin and AI decision-making software package that will allow us to deliver substantial efficiencies and low CO2 emissions across our state-of-the-art hybrid powered SOV fleet
…he added.
