Orsted has signed an agreement for a second methanol-powered service operation vessel to be based in Grimsby.
The world leader in offshore wind is working with fellow Danish firm Esvagt to provide a sister vessel to the first venture on the Net Zero journey announced last year. It provides a floating hotel and workshop environment allowing technicians to stay out in the field for weeks at a time.
Set to launch in 2026, and slightly larger than the three already in use, it will operate out of the company’s East Coast Hub at Royal Dock on a 10-year contract - with the Hornsea Three farm set to emerge then. It will be powered by dual fuel engines, capable of sailing on renewable e-methanol - which Orsted is to produce - saving 4,500 tonnes of carbon emissions annually.
