The Swedish Coast Guard is to install Volvo Penta’s Inboard Performance System (IPS) in an entirely new type of vessel for sea rescue and border control.
Using the IPS system, the Coast Guard will reduce the fuel consumption of the new vessels by about 30%.
The order to Volvo Penta consists of a total of 15 complete IPS systems. Each vessel will be operated by three Volvo Penta D13 engines, with IPS drive system (3 x IPS1050), which will generate propulsion corresponding to a shaft installation of 3,150 horsepower per vessel.
The vessels, which will be built at Baltic Workboats in Estonia, will be 26.5 meters long and 6.2 meters wide and have a top speed of more than 30 knots. The KBV 312 is semi-planing and built of aluminum and will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology, with respect to navigation and propulsion.
In addition to the IPS system complying with the stringent requirements of the Coast Guard and the shipbuilder in terms of function and fuel efficiency, the system has low emission values pertaining to NOX and hydrocarbon, where the D13 already complies with the legal requirements for 2013.