Modified workboat and method for efficiently powering a workboat

Abstract

A modular configuration of a workboat including a main deck. The workboat includes an engine operators station including one or more variable frequency drives and one or more switchboards to manage propulsion of the workboat. The workboat also includes one or more battery sets, wherein each of the one or more battery sets includes a plurality of batteries contained in a battery set container, wherein at least one of the one or more battery sets is coupled to one or more systems of the workboat that require energy. The battery set containers may be moved using a rail structure of the workboat below the main deck. The one or more battery set containers may be moved back and forth below the main deck for transfer in and out of the workboat.

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