Elomatic expands its business in Germany with a new maritime technology subsidiary
Elomatic Oy has established a subsidiary in Wismar, Germany, focusing on ship design and offshore wind power structures. The new subsidiary, called Elomatic Maritime Technologies, will enhance Elomatic's capacity to provide excellence to shipping companies, operators, and shipyards worldwide. There are many experienced professionals in the area due to the closure of the MV Werften shipyard.On June 21st, Elomatic Oy established a new design and consulting subsidiary in Germany called Elomatic Maritime Technologies. It will take on challenging work in the area of ship design and offshore
Offshore wind farms are facing a considerable bottleneck in construction, as the current method of installation using offshore lift vessels is both slow and expensive. Finnish Elomatic offers a foundation solution that makes installation without lift vessels possible and is up to 20 % more affordable than current methods.With Elomatic’s Float Foundation concept, the windfarm is installed onshore using cranes. The wind farm and foundation are then towed to the site of operation and lowered to sea without lift vessels.
This method is 10-20 % more cost-effective than current installation
The purpose of Elogrids is to reduce a ship’s fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. This decision significantly decreases the environmental impact of marine traffic. M/S Viking XPRS is the second Viking Line ship to have Elogrids installed.Elogrids reduce a M/S Viking XPRS fuel consumption about 2 %, which leads to about 500 kilos of fuel saved per day. This reduction means 1 500 kilos less CO\2\ emissions per day.
Elogrids are installed at the entrance of tunnel thrusters. They reduce additional resistance from tunnels in normal operation and improve propeller thrust force when