BAR Technologies (BAR) has announced that its low emission CTV design, the BARTech 30 (pictured), will be available for the first US offshore wind projects in 2024, following quotes at several US shipyards.
BAR is meeting with the US offshore wind vessel supply chain at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans this week in anticipation of license agreements that will see the type manufactured in the US in 2023.
With a similar vessel already on charter at the UK’s Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, BAR anticipates its vessel design will be available to support the first major US offshore projects as they head into construction.
BAR Technologies chief executive officer John Cooper said: “The US offshore wind market has huge potential.
“But that potential isn’t limited to the scale of its projects and rapid pace of development.
“Equally, there is a massive opportunity to circumvent many of the quite protracted processes for growth – and one of these is in the rapid deployment of the latest greener and leaner, workboat vessels.
“In the European markets, a number of forward-thinking wind farm operators are recognising not only the significant opportunity to reduce fuel burn across the fleets serving their projects, but also the reputational risk in continuing to use outmoded inefficient vessel designs.
“With some of these same operators now developing projects in a new market, we anticipate a number will be looking to capitalise on some of the innovations they have in Europe, in the US.”
With its 30m ProA design, and active foiling systems to correct for pitch and roll, the BARTech 30 is able to minimise vessel motion and fuel burn.
This leads to an average increase in stability across all sea states of up to 70% and a reduction in total emissions of 30% over a typical operational profile, according to BAR
Additionally, with the vessel able to operate in more challenging conditions than the current catamaran designs, offshore wind turbines may be serviced over a greater number of sea states, it added.