Lighting options specialist Glamox has gained a contract from PGS to supply marine LED lighting for eight of its vessels that undertake seismic surveys of the seabed.
This primary part of the foremost retrofit challenge will contain changing fluorescent tube lighting with round 2,500 marine-certified LED luminaires fitted on the outside and inside of the eight vessels.
PGS’s swap to energy-efficient LED lighting is being pushed by its need to adjust to emission discount targets, new rules, and its personal sustainability targets.
The LED luminaires will probably be fitted into eight vessels that function worldwide: Ramform Vanguard, Atlas, Titan, Hyperion, Tethys, Victory, Sovereign, and PGS Apollo.
The vessels undertake seismic surveys to collect geophysical knowledge to create detailed maps of sub-surface circumstances. This data is utilized by offshore power and mineral corporations, and more and more by offshore wind farm builders to find out the place finest to find their belongings.
The inside lighting will cowl areas such because the bridge, crew quarters, corridors, gangways, stairwells, ladders, and communal areas. Exterior lighting additionally contains floodlights and emergency lighting. The specialist luminaires are marine-certified and able to withstanding the harshest of circumstances.
“The retrofit of those vessels with energy-efficient LED luminaires ought to allow us to save lots of power used for lighting by as a lot as 60%. It’s the first part of a significant retrofit challenge which will probably be ongoing till 2025.
“Finally, we intention to retrofit every vessel with round 2,500 new luminaires. This initiative contributes to our aim to cut back our emissions by 75 p.c and obtain a Web Zero carbon footprint by 2050,” stated Olaf Brunstad, VP Fleet Administration, PGS.
“Current new targets set by the Worldwide Maritime Group are placing the maritime business below rising stress to undertake applied sciences to cut back its carbon footprint.
“Emission discount targets and the phase-out of fluorescent lighting attributable to EU directives for saving power and eliminating hazardous waste, are seeing a wave of retrofit initiatives as vessel house owners and operators swap to energy-saving LED luminaires,” added Astrid Simonsen Joos, Group CEO, Glamox. “
