HAV Group ASA: Subsidiary to deliver charging stations to Lavik-Oppedal ferries

05 Dec 2024 08:00 CET

5 December 2024 – Ferry operator Fjord1 has contracted HAV Group’s energy design
and smart control systems business to deliver two onshore charging stations for
use by the four autonomous, zero-emission ferries that will operate the
Lavik-Oppedal crossing on the west coast of Norway.

One onshore charging station will be installed at the berth in Lavik and the
other in Oppedal. Lavik-Oppedal is a 5.6-kilometre-long ferry route that crosses
the Sognefjord, on the west coast of Norway. The ferries will be close to fully
charged in approximately ten minutes while at port.

Under the contract, HAV Group’s energy design and smart control systems business
will supply two complete containerised onshore charging stations, including
transformers, switchboards, control system and data collection system, plus the
charging plug that connects the charging stations to the vessels.

Delivery of the onshore charging stations is scheduled for 2026. HAV Group’s
contract party is Norwegian Electric Systems AS (NES), which will manage the
project out of its headquarters in Bergen, Norway. The company has not disclosed
the value of the contract.

“We have delivered multiple onshore charging stations in the past so this is
highly familiar territory for NES. That said, these charging stations will be
further developed to meet the autonomous operations from the ferries, where also
they will have some autonomous functions,” says Siv Remøy-Vangen, managing
director of HAV Group’s business for energy design and smart control systems.

FOURTH LAVIK-OPPEDAL CONTRACT

The contract for the onshore charging stations is the fourth award HAV Group has
received for the Lavik-Oppedal ferries.

First, HAV Group’s ship design business was contracted to deliver ship design
and an engineering package to the vessels. The group’s energy design and smart
control business was subsequently awarded contracts by shipbuilder Tersan
Shipyard to act as system integrator and provide complete system deliveries for
power system, automation and bridge design including navigation and
communication solutions for the four ferries, and by ferry operator Fjord1 to
develop systems for automation of vessel functions and autonomous navigation for
the ferries.

“The work that is being done by Fjord1 and our subsidiaries to help realise
these autonomous, zero-emission ferries is impressive. To secure a total of four
contracts for a project that will set new standards for the international ferry
industry is of major importance for HAV Group. Not only is it an exciting
project, but it is also a perfect fit for our group’s strategic direction,” says
Gunnar Larsen, CEO of HAV Group.

(ENDS)

For more information, please contact:
Gunnar Larsen, CEO
gunnar.larsen@havgroup.no
+47 901 05 694

About HAV Group | www.havgroup.no
HAV Group and its subsidiaries (together: “HAV Group”) is an international
provider of technology and services for maritime and marine industries. HAV
Group has several decades of industry experience, in addition to special
expertise in guiding the marine and maritime industries through the green shift
and towards the goal of zero emissions. HAV Group ASA is listed on Euronext
Growth under the ticker code HAV.

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