The aim of the SOVtBAL project consists in producing a concept design for an autonomous or semi-autonomous, ecological hybrid-driven vessel, supporting the operations of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea and other seas.
The offshore renewables sector is still intensely dependent on human intervention across the entire lifecycle – from site assessment and installation to routine operations and maintenance. The next generation of vessels considers major improvements in ship design including alternative propulsion and fuelling methods. These could include electric, hybrid and hydrogen and offer offshore charge. Hydrogen drive is considered to be the future of transport. The seed funding allows specialists from many fields to meet in order to develop assumptions for a large interdisciplinary project, and to build real vessels.
