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(43) Date of publication: 23.04.2025 Bulletin 2025/17 (21) Application number: 23742470.0 (22) Date of filing: 15.06.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  E02B 17/00(2006.01) C25B 1/04(2021.01) F17C 1/00(2006.01) E02B 17/02(2006.01) B63B 35/44(2006.01) F03D 80/00(2016.01) F25J 1/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): E02B 17/00; F25J 1/001; B63B 2035/4473; C25B 1/04; E02B 17/021; C25B 15/081; C25B 15/08; C25B 15/00; F03D 9/19; F25J 1/0278; F25J 2260/30 (86) International application number: PCT/NO2023/050141 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/244124 (21.12.2023 Gazette 2023/51)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 15.06.2022 US 202263366410 P 14.06.2023 US 202318334964 (71) Applicant: Stena Power & Lng Solutions As 4876 GRIMSTAD (NO)	(72) Inventors: HELLESMARK, Svein Borge 4870 FEVIK (NO) HERMANSSON, Göran 41124 Gothenburg (SE) (74) Representative: Håmsø Patentbyrå AS  P.O. Box 9 4068 Stavanger 4068 Stavanger (NO)