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Est-Floattech Octopus High Energy pack lands on Marco Polo CSOV Plus: what it means for hybrid vessel ESS sourcing

Siemens Energy has contracted Est-Floattech to deliver a 1+ MWh Octopus High Energy battery system for Marco Polo Marine's CSOV Plus, with a 20 MWh full-electric upgrade path and Q2 2028 delivery.

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  • Siemens Energy has contracted Est-Floattech to deliver more than 1 MWh of Octopus High Energy modules for Marco Polo Marine's CSOV Plus. (S1)
  • The CSOV Plus battery room is designed for a future 20 MWh upgrade path enabling fully electric operation via modular additions. (S1)
  • Octopus HE pairs with the vessel's generator sets and Siemens Energy's BlueDrive PlusC, absorbing load swings and providing spinning reserve during DP. (S1)

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Reported by Charged EVs on 2026-10-07. Summarized and analyzed by XAIPART Editorial.

What happened

Siemens Energy has contracted Est-Floattech to supply the battery system for a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel being built by Marco Polo Marine at its Batam, Indonesia shipyard. S1 Siemens Energy acts as system integrator for the vessel's hybrid power plant, with Est-Floattech delivering a package of Octopus HE modules rated at more than 1 MWh to support hybrid and dynamic positioning (DP) operations. S1

The vessel, named CSOV Plus and designed by Norway-based Salt Ship Design, targets both offshore wind and legacy oil and gas work. S1 It carries a 100-ton active heave-compensated crane and a motion-compensated gangway for walk-to-work transfers, paired with a hull and propulsion package tuned for station-keeping. S1 The Octopus High Energy system runs alongside the vessel's generator sets and Siemens Energy's BlueDrive PlusC, providing spinning reserve and absorbing load swings during DP. S1

The CSOV Plus has been laid out so its battery capacity can later be extended to 20 MWh, enabling fully electric sailing; Est-Floattech says the modular Octopus Series architecture allows additional modules to be added to the existing battery management system. S1 Delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2028, and the vessel will be operated by PKR Offshore, which runs offshore wind support vessels in Taiwan. S1 Est-Floattech CCO Walter van der Pennen said the Octopus Series was built for long DP periods, constant load changes, and multi-year charters, with a path to full-electric conversion when the operator is ready. S1

MetricReported valueSource
Initial battery capacityMore than 1 MWhS1
Future battery capacity ceiling20 MWhS1
Vessel crane capacity100 tons (active heave-compensated)S1
Scheduled deliveryQ2 2028S1
System integratorSiemens Energy (BlueDrive PlusC)S1
Battery supplierEST-Floattech (Octopus HE)S1
Cell chemistry / pack voltageNot disclosedS1

Background timeline

  1. - Charged EVs publishes the Octopus HE / CSOV Plus award. [S1]
  2. - Contract scope between Siemens Energy and Est-Floattech confirmed for the CSOV Plus hybrid power plant. [S1]
  3. - Scheduled vessel delivery window opens (Q2 2028). [S1]

XAIPART take

Technical impact

The Octopus HE is being deployed as a peak-shaving and spinning-reserve asset paired with diesel sets and the BlueDrive PlusC, not as a primary propulsion source. That topology is consistent with how DP-2 and DP-3 offshore vessels smooth generator transients during crane and gangway loads. XAIPART analysis

The 1 MWh-to-20 MWh headroom signals a chemistry-agnostic, modular LFP or NMC string design with a battery management system that can re-balance additional modules without a full pack redesign, which matters for safety cases under DNV and class society scrutiny. XAIPART analysis

Market impact

For procurement teams watching offshore wind support vessels, this award is another data point that European system integrators (Siemens Energy) are routing through European ESS suppliers (Est-Floattech) rather than sourcing Asian LFP packs directly, which keeps type-approved, class-certified modules in the bill of materials. XAIPART analysis

Lead-time risk on hybrid-vessel ESS packages typically runs 18 to 30 months from order to shipyard delivery, and a Q2 2028 delivery against an October 2026 award sits in that band, so any redesign of the BlueDrive PlusC interface or a module-level safety incident could push commissioning into late 2028. XAIPART analysis Cell chemistry, pack voltage, and cycle-life figures were not disclosed, so sourcing teams cannot benchmark Octopus HE against Corvus, Spear Power Systems, or Saft alternatives from this article alone.

Action

Design engineers evaluating hybrid DP architectures should request the Octopus HE integration manual and BlueDrive PlusC communication protocol early, because the spinning-reserve and load-absorption control loops are co-developed between Siemens Energy and Est-Floattech rather than off-the-shelf. XAIPART analysis

Procurement teams should lock long-lead items, including power-conversion spares, DC switchgear, and class-certified cable harnesses, ahead of the Q2 2028 delivery and pre-qualify a second-source ESS module family in case the 20 MWh upgrade path is exercised before the vessel's first dry-dock. XAIPART analysis

XAIPART Forecast

XAIPART expects that if Marco Polo Marine and PKR Offshore exercise the CSOV Plus 20 MWh upgrade option, Est-Floattech will book a follow-on Octopus HE order for at least one more Taiwan-flagged offshore wind CSOV within 12 months of the Q2 2028 delivery; if no second Octopus HE order for a Taiwan CSOV is announced by 2029-06-30, this forecast is wrong. XAIPART analysis

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  1. EST-Floattech to supply Octopus High Energy battery system for hybrid ship — https://chargedevs.com/newswire/est-floattech-to-supply-octopus-high-energy-battery-system-for-hybrid-ship/ · rss · accessed

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