Stillstrom, a part of A.P. Moller – Maersk and primarily based in Denmark, has established a devoted entity in Aberdeen, Scotland, with plans to roll out its offshore vessel charging resolution commercially within the UK.
The answer is transitioning from growth to business deployment, and, based on a press launch issued by Stillstrom on March 16, the corporate is focusing on one of many world’s most energetic offshore wind markets for the business rollout.
Stillstrom has been creating offshore charging options for service operations vessels (SOVs) since 2019, with testing and collaboration carried out with shipowners and builders in Aberdeen. SOVs are amongst probably the most energy-intensive ships working at offshore wind farms, based on Stillstrom.
The corporate says that this has now translated into tangible momentum, with vital discussions underway with main wind farms, in addition to partnership and compatibility agreements signed with main SOV house owners and operators.
“Our offshore charging options are actually prepared for operational deployment. With a centered UK entity, it permits us to strengthen alternatives for our Aberdeen workforce to work carefully with operators, builders and regulators because the offshore wind market expands, making certain our programs combine seamlessly into real-world operations”, stated Kristian Borum Jørgensen, CEO at Stillstrom.
As a part of the enlargement, Stillstrom has appointed Graeme Wooden, who has been concerned within the growth of the corporate’s charging programs over the previous 4 years, as its UK Managing Director to steer the rollout.
“The UK is main the best way in offshore wind and maritime decarbonisation. Having a everlasting presence in Aberdeen permits us to construct on the momentum we’ve generated within the North Sea, working instantly with operators to ship a commercially viable offshore charging resolution that retains vessels on station longer with out counting on fossil fuels. Stillstrom’s method has all the time been to design a system that matches how offshore wind truly operates, and we are actually able to assist the trade at scale”, stated Graeme Wooden, UK Managing Director at Stillstrom.
Stillstrom has teamed up with a number of firms over the previous years because it was creating its offshore vessel charging resolution, together with the Port of Aberdeen, with which Stillstrom signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2022 to carry out a joint feasibility research right into a vessel charging hub that may use offshore wind or one other renewable power supply.
In 2024, Stillstrom deployed its Offshore eCharger system within the marine atmosphere within the Port of Aberdeen for full offshore trials.
In December final 12 months, Stillstrom teamed up with the Port of Roenne to conduct a research trying into integrating offshore wind power with maritime electrification. Maersk’s offshore energy and charging options developer and the Danish port initiated a joint white paper to discover how Power Island Bornholm might function a blueprint for this sort of integration.
Firstly of 2025, ScottishPower Renewables and Stillstrom printed outcomes of a joint research that discovered that integrating battery-powered service operation vessels (E-SOVs) into offshore wind farm operations just isn’t solely technically possible however might additionally ship financial and operational advantages
Again in 2023, Stillstrom and North Star, the UK-based offshore assist providers vessel operator, signed an MoU to speed up the adoption of offshore charging and vessel electrification applied sciences for Service Operation Vessels (SOVs) within the offshore wind sector.
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