Parkwind has installed a boat charging station system at its Nobelwind offshore wind farm. This system enables vessels to use locally generated energy directly.
The technology, developed by UK-based partner MJR, and integrated and deployed in collaboration with Parkwind, allows ships to connect to a charging cable. The system is designed for both crew transfer vessel (CTV) charging up to 2 MW and service operation vessel (SOV) charging up to 8 MW and can also be used for supplying offshore power to other conventional offshore vessels on standby.
MJR carried out all electrical and mechanical interface engineering to install the system on the substation. Parkwind provided offshore logistics, offshore installation, testing support, and the electrical power interface. MJR will now incorporate the lessons learned from the trials into the first commercial offshore charging system delivery scheduled for the first quarter of 2025.
Nobelwind, located 47 km from shore in the Belgian North Sea, is Parkwind’s third offshore wind energy project with 50 turbines installed over 19.8 km² that powers approximately 190,000 households.
