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Wind SOV (Service Operation Vessel) Fuel & CO₂

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Offshore-wind Service Operation Vessels - hotels for technicians with integrated crew-transfer capability. Outside CII scope; industry benchmark is kg CO₂ per technician-day.

Formula

$$ \text{CO}2^\text{year} = \sum_j F_j \cdot C{f,j} $$

$$ \text{Intensity} = \frac{\text{CO}2 \cdot 1000}{N\text{tech-days}} $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$F_j$Mass of fuel $j$tbunker log
$C_{f,j}$CO₂ factort CO₂ / t fuelMEPC.364(79)
$Bench (Technician-days / year)$operational benchmarktech·doperations log
$d_\text{op}$Operating daysdoperations log

Modern SOVs (Edda Wind, Esvagt, Ulstein) use diesel-electric with battery peak-shaving and walk-to-work gangways. Best-in-class ~ 80 kg CO₂/technician-day; industry median 120–180.

Sources

  • DNV - Offshore Wind Service Vessel Handbook.
  • IMO MEPC.364(79) - Cf conversion factors.