Battery Hybrids & Full Electric Vessels – Page 21
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NewsDamen reaches electric tug milestone
Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric reversed stern drive tug with the installation of the tug’s batteries.
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NewsModular construction for full-electric ferry project to cut costs
An EU-funded research project to introduce modular design and production concepts from the automotive sector into the shipbuilding market has begun construction of a full-electric passenger ferry in Norway.
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NewsMaersk selects Wärtsilä HY Module for first hybrid AHTS retrofit
Maersk Supply Service is undertaking a hybrid retrofit of a deep water anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, the Maersk Minder. The retrofit is understood to be the first in the world. Technology group Wärtsilä has received an order to supply a containerised hybrid battery power and energy storage system ...
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NewsFirst auto berthing using large car ferry
Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Akishima Laboratories and MOL Ferry have successfully demonstrated their jointly developed auto berthing and unberthing system.
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NewsKeel-laying for third UECC LNG/hybrid PCTC
Construction of the third in a series of newbuild LNG battery hybrid PCTCs for United European Car Carriers (UECC) reached a significant milestone this week with keel-laying at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard.
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NewsKongsberg Maritime wins Hurtigruten ESS retrofit contract
Norwegian ferry and cruise operator Hurtigruten has announced details of a retrofit programme to lower emissions from seven of its vessels. Three ships will undergo extensive retrofits, which will see their engines replaced with low-emission Bergen engines and the installation of 2.24MWh capacity battery packs.
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NewsCommercial autonomous tug in US first
Foss Maritime has selected Sea Machines Robotics’ autonomous command and control system for use on board its new tugboat, the fourth of several new ASD-90 tugs under construction at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in the State of Washington.
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NewsMODULARITY BRINGS EFFICIENCY TO HYBRID FUEL CELL CONCEPT
A consortium of technology developers, shipyards and shipowners is developing a hybrid solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) genset, and the modularity of the design aims to increase efficiency and facilitate a stepwise transition to low GHG emission fuels.
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NewsHYBRID METHANOL FUEL CELL SYSTEM BEING TESTED FOR MARINE AUXILIARY POWER
A hybrid, methanol-fuelled, high-temperature proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system is being tested as part of a joint venture between Blue World Technologies, Alfa Laval and vessel owners DFDS, Maersk Drilling and Hafnia.
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NewsShell to participate in Singaporean PEM FC retrofit project
Shell announced on Thursday 22 April that it would participate in a hydrogen-fuelled fuel cell trial in Singapore.
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NewsUECC launches new LNG battery hybrid PCTC
The first of three LNG battery hybrid pure car truck carriers commissioned by United European Car Carriers (UECC) has been launched in at the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai.
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NewsSchottel hybrid drive for new LNG tugs
Sembcorp Marine is using Schottel’s azimuthal hybrid drive system SYDRIVE-E for the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) hybrid tug.
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NewsABB sets course for electric river transport
ABB has won a landmark contract with Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán to supply all-electric power solution for ten new ferries transporting passengers across Lisbon’s Tagus river.
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NewsYanmar trials new marine H2 fuel cell
Yanmar Holdings and its subsidiary Yanmar Power Technology have conducted a field demonstration test for a new maritime hydrogen fuel cell system.
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NewsPartnership to assess autonomous ships risk
ClassNK and Sompo Japan Insurance have joined forces to conduct risk assessments into autonomous ships.
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NewsABB hybrid solution for new Maine ferry
Maine ferry operator, Casco Bay Lines, is installing ABB’s integrated hybrid-electric power and propulsion solution on its new vessel, cutting around 800 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year and significantly improving air quality in Portland.
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NewsTorqeedo/Poseidon unveil new electric drive
Torqeedo and Poseidon have developed a fully electric, steerable thruster system ideal for manoeuvring climate-friendly ferries and water taxis on Europe’s inland waterways.
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NewsTHE WINNER IN THE QUEST TO BOOST BATTERY ENERGY DENSITY REMAINS UNCERTAIN
Many start-ups have announced developments in lithium-ion battery technology, but, says Dr George Crabtree, Director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) at Argonne National Laboratory, “I’d like to see a little more before putting my money on the table.”
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NewsNorwegian hybrid live fish carrier
The innovative hybrid wellboat Ro Vision was the world’s first vessel of its type to feature a battery hybrid power and propulsion solution when it was delivered in March 2020.
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NewsDNV GL grants Type Approval to Becker Marine Systems battery system
Classification society DNV GL has granted Type Approval to a battery system supplied by Becker Marine Systems. The first orders of the COBRA battery system, which utilises lithium ferro phosphate (LFP) battery cell technology, are due to be delivered later in 2021.
