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VARD's offshore energy storage system cuts carbon emissions
- Published 18 October 2022; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Marked available; listed under Maritime, Battery / Integration and Energy.
- VARD’s SeaQ Energy Storage System (ESS) stores excess energy generated on board or received through shore connections for later use alongside a vessel’s conventional power supply. It balances generator loads, reduces idling, can provide backup/peak-shaving power for rapid load changes, and supports battery-only operation.
- The system is described as compliant with classification-society and flag-state requirements and installable on most vessel types, either as a retrofit or in a newbuild. VARD says it installed SeaQ ESS aboard Farstad Shipping’s diesel-electric vessel Far Sun in 2017; the article particularly notes offshore loading and offloading operations.
- VARD claims SeaQ can reduce fuel consumption and corresponding greenhouse-gas emissions by 15–20%, and reduce noise in port by enabling quiet electric operation. These are vendor-reported figures without a named measurement method or independent verification. The comparison to removing 600–800 cars from roads annually is an equivalence stated by the page, with no calculation details.
- The page frames hybrid systems as a way for vessels to improve fuel economy while maritime emissions rules tighten. VARD is described as a global shipbuilder/designer headquartered in Norway with more than 9,000 employees and shipbuilding facilities in Brazil, Norway, Romania and Vietnam.
- Linked to SDG 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure). The article’s IMO target describes halving shipping emissions by 2050; the linked source is a historical policy report.
- Contact: Christian Søvik, Vice President, Global Services & Sales, christian.sovik@vard.com. Company: VARD GROUP AS, Skansekaia 2, 6002 Ålesund, Norway; vard.com.