9 February 2023 – Offshore wind service vessel company Edda Wind today announces that it has taken delivery of Edda Boreas from Gondan Shipyard.
The vessel is the second of six sister vessels to be delivered from Gondan. The new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV), named Edda Boreas, will start installation of the motion compensated gangway- and crane system after leaving the yard in Spain. Thereafter, the vessel will commence work for SSE at Dogger Wind farms UK in May for minimum two years.
Edda Boreas can accommodate 120 persons and has flexibility and operability that enables it to service wind farms worldwide. The vessel is also prepared for zero-emission operations with hydrogen as energy carrier in a Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier (LOHC) concept.
For further information, please contact:
Kenneth Walland, CEO Edda Wind
Phone: +47 916 93 418
E-mail: kenneth.walland@eddawind.com
Tom Johan Austrheim, CFO Edda Wind
Phone: +47 982 09 873
E-mail: tom.johan.austrheim@eddawind.com
About Edda Wind
Edda Wind is a leading pure play offshore wind service company headquartered in Haugesund, Norway. The Company develops, builds, owns and operates purpose-built Service Operation Vessels (“SOV”) and Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (“CSOV”) for offshore wind farms worldwide.
Edda Wind is creating the next generation of offshore wind service vessels and works closely with partners to develop new technologies to reduce emissions without compromising operational capabilities or cost competitiveness.
As of today, the Company owns and operates two purpose-built offshore wind SOVs, operates one chartered frontrunner, and has eight dedicated offshore wind vessels under construction – two offshore wind SOVs and six offshore wind CSOVs. All newbuild vessels are prepared for zero-emission utilising liquid organic hydrogen carrier as an energy source.