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which will each offer a cargo capacity of is needed to achieve energy transition the company.
174,000 cubic metres. goals. By partnering, Technip Energies The ships operate on the same principle
The LNGC built by HSHI, on behalf of and TotalEnergies rely on complementary as a hybrid car. At sea, they will be powered
a Liberia ship-owner, will be fitted with the expertise to decarbonise LNG plants and by cleaner LNG (liquefied natural gas) fuel.
Mark III Flex membrane technology and the offshore facilities, supported by their But in a first on the English Channel, they
LNGC built by DSME, on behalf of an Asian leadership positions in these areas. will also operate partially or completely on
ship-owner, will be fitted with the NO96 Arnaud Breuillac, President Exploration battery power– for example when arriving and
GW membrane containment system. This & Production at TotalEnergies, declared: “For departing ports.
last LNGC’s order replaces the order for the TotalEnergies as a global LNG player, this Furthermore, they will be ready to plug in
floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) collaboration brings opportunities to further to shore-side power when this is available in
with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, innovate and strengthen our expertise in ports. This will allow recharging of onboard
announced in June 2020 and scheduled for reducing GHG emissions, improving energy batteries and power for systems like air
delivery in 2023. efficiency for our LNG and offshore assets conditioning, heating and lighting while at
The vessels will be delivered at the end of and developing innovative technologies such berth, cutting funnel emissions to zero.
2023. as hydrogen. It is in line with our company’s Fleet renewal – a pillar of Brittany Ferries
GTT, July 22, 2021 ambition to be Carbon Neutral by 2050. We recovery: The ships will be chartered from
are looking forward to co-operating with Stena RoRo on a ten-year agreement, with
TotalEnergies partners Technip Energies to find solutions helping to a purchase option after four. They will take
the place of Normandie and Bretagne, two
advance towards a low carbon future.”
with Technip Energies of Technip Energies, stated: “We are very grandes dames of the fleet. Designed to
Arnaud Pieton, Chief Executive Officer
better serve freight and passenger traffic,
to advance low-carbon proud to partner with TotalEnergies, a long- they promise more scope to carry tourists
standing client and partner to bring together
to Normandy and Brittany outside of peak
solutions for LNG and our expertise and know-how in LNG and holiday periods.
Offshore projects to accelerate the transition
The move is all part of Brittany Ferries’
offshore facilities towards a low-carbon society. This agreement fleet renewal plan, one of the pillars of its five-
year post-Covid recovery strategy. The vessels
reflects our commitment to provide tangible
TotalEnergies and Technip Energies signed and decarbonized solutions from the earliest will follow the deployment of Salamanca in
a technical cooperation agreement to jointly concept to delivery and beyond.” 2022 and Santoña in 2023, both of which will
develop low-carbon solutions for liquefied TOTALENERGIES AND TECHNIP ENERGIES, July be fuelled by LNG ready to serve UK-Spain
natural gas (LNG) production and offshore 21, 2021 routes.
facilities to accelerate the energy transition. “Fleet renewal is not a choice for Brittany
As part of this agreement, both parties will Two new hybrid ships for Ferries; it is an imperative to secure our
explore new concepts and technologies, in future,” said Christophe Mathieu, CEO
order to reduce carbon footprint of existing Brittany Ferries’ UK-France Brittany Ferries. “Our customers rightly
facilities and greenfield projects in key demand cleaner, greener vessels and our port
areas, such as: LNG production, cryogeny, operations partners expect us to be good neighbours.
production and use of hydrogen for power Furthermore, we will certainly face tighter
generation, or processes for carbon capture, Two new hybrid LNG-electric ships are regulation in the years ahead. The future of
utilisation and storage (CCUS). coming to the Brittany Ferries fleet. They will our company depends upon our ability to
The qualification of new architectures and arrive in 2024-25 to serve routes connecting rise to the challenge today, to prepare for
equipment that will be developed in these Portsmouth with St Malo and Caen. As well tomorrow. That is why I am so proud to
areas is also part of the agreement. as significantly cutting emissions, the hybrids announce these new vessels.”
This partnership is based on a common will deliver less noise, less vibration for BRITTANY FERRIES, July 21, 2021
belief that cooperation across the industry passengers and a step towards future-proofing

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