Latin America’s First Hybrid Vessel Upgrade Project
The
technology group Wärtsilä and CBO, one of Brazil’s leading operators of
offshore support vessels, signed an agreement to convert a
vessel from CBO’s fleet to operate with hybrid propulsion. The ‘CBO
Flamengo’ will be the first vessel in Latin America to be fitted with a
battery pack for hybrid propulsion, which will improve the vessel’s
energy consumption and reduce its carbon footprint.
The Wärtsilä Hybrid Solution
to be installed on the ‘CBO Flamengo’, a platform supply vessel (PSV),
complies with the DNV-GL’s ‘Battery Power’ class notation, allowing the
ship’s engines to run more efficiently by operating safely with fewer
engines at a higher load. The hybrid system will provide redundancy
power and reduce intermittent load increases (peak shaving), thereby
saving fuel and reducing exhaust emission levels. Furthermore, because
the engines will operate for fewer running hours, maintenance
requirements and costs will be reduced.
By
combining its competences in marine electrical, automation and engine
technologies, Wärtsilä has brought together multiple functions and
systems to deliver a single integrated hybrid power module that combines
engines, an energy storage system, and power electronics optimised by a
unique and highly sophisticated energy management system (EMS). The
EMS functions as the ‘brain’ in the Wärtsilä Hybrid System. It
optimises the energy flows between the different power sources, storage,
and consumers to achieve the highest efficiency possible.
ESTABLISHED:
2020
HEADQUARTERS:
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
KEY PERSON:
Marcelo Martins, Technical and Commercial Director at CBO
Latin America’s First Hybrid Vessel Upgrade Project
The
technology group Wärtsilä and CBO, one of Brazil’s leading operators of
offshore support vessels, signed an agreement to convert a
vessel from CBO’s fleet to operate with hybrid propulsion. The ‘CBO
Flamengo’ will be the first vessel in Latin America to be fitted with a
battery pack for hybrid propulsion, which will improve the vessel’s
energy consumption and reduce its carbon footprint.
The Wärtsilä Hybrid Solution
to be installed on the ‘CBO Flamengo’, a platform supply vessel (PSV),
complies with the DNV-GL’s ‘Battery Power’ class notation, allowing the
ship’s engines to run more efficiently by operating safely with fewer
engines at a higher load. The hybrid system will provide redundancy
power and reduce intermittent load increases (peak shaving), thereby
saving fuel and reducing exhaust emission levels. Furthermore, because
the engines will operate for fewer running hours, maintenance
requirements and costs will be reduced.
By
combining its competences in marine electrical, automation and engine
technologies, Wärtsilä has brought together multiple functions and
systems to deliver a single integrated hybrid power module that combines
engines, an energy storage system, and power electronics optimised by a
unique and highly sophisticated energy management system (EMS). The
EMS functions as the ‘brain’ in the Wärtsilä Hybrid System. It
optimises the energy flows between the different power sources, storage,
and consumers to achieve the highest efficiency possible.
ESTABLISHED
2020
KEY PERSON
Marcelo Martins, Technical and Commercial Director at CBO