Converteam has recently been awarded an order from Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding to supply an Integrated Vessel Energy Plant (IVEP) solution for the Royal Netherlands Navy's new Joint Support Ship (JSS).
This ship is a multi-functional platform for maritime support, strategic sea lift and sea-based missions in open ocean and littoral waters, to be built at Damen shipyards and to be delivered in July 2014.
Converteam will design and supply an optimised electric power and propulsion solution implementing latest drive technologies and user-friendly interfaces. Converteam's integrated electric package includes power generation (25,000kW in total) and distribution, main electric propulsion with two slow-speed induction motors (8,900kW each), thruster electric systems and an Energy Management System.
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