Battery Hybrids & Full Electric Vessels – Page 4
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NewsRO-RO BEHEMOTH WITH SMALLER FOOTPRINT
Production of an 8,000 lane-metre capacity ro-ro freight vessel for northwest European short-sea trade has been set in train by shipbuilding contractor Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD).
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NewsCorvus to introduce data-driven ESS health testing
Corvus Energy has developed a DNV-accepted method for data-driven SOH testing. Corvus Energy is the first marine ESS supplier to provide this service to its customers.
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NewsCANADIAN FERRY OPERATOR BUILDS ON HYBRID POWER
Closely following the award of a four-ship contract in Europe, Canadian operator BC Ferries has launched a project involving up to seven larger vessels. The nomination of hybrid electric power is common to both investment phases.
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NewsCARBON CUT ON UK SHORT-SEA LINKS
Embarked on a technologically-pragmatic decarbonisation strategy, UK short-sea specialist P&O Ferries has reduced its carbon footprint by almost 50,000t in 2023.
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NewsKawasaki Heavy Industries inks MoU, expands fuel cell focus to mobility sector
Japanese heavy industrial supplier Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has signed an agreement to jointly conduct research with French-headquartered Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell developer and manufacturer, Symbio, into the application of its solutions for mobility solutions.
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NewsTersan clinches order for first full-electric autonomous vessels
Turkish shipyard Tersan Shipyard has been awarded a contract to construct four double-ended full-electric vessels for Norwegian ship owner and operator, Fjord 1. The contract, the first for a vessel intended to carry passengers autonomously, was signed after the Norwegian Public Road Administration awarded a long-term public transport tender to Fjord1 for the Lavik-Oppedal crossing north of Bergen along Norway’s west coast.
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NewsBOUND FOR DUTY ON THE DOGGER BANK
Illustrative of accelerating investment in the offshore market’s commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) category, Norwegian interests are introducing a new generation intended to raise the bar in wind farm support.
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NewsCONVERTER TECHNOLOGY BOOSTS ONSHORE POWER SOLUTIONS
Pekka Järvinen, Product Portfolio Manager at ABB Motion, explains how sophisticated converter technology addresses key obstacles, such as operating frequencies used by onshore networks and vessels, to deliver reliable shoreside electrical power to ships.
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NewsNorway’s Vestland Evaluating Hydrogen Value Chain
Ocean Hyway Cluster and partners are exploring the potential for retrofitting PSVs for hydrogen or ammonia fuel, including what value a local industry could create for Vestland in western Norway.
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NewsNew methanol hybrid CSV partnership
Eidesvik Offshore and Agalas are teaming up on a new methanol hybrid construction support vessel, with an option for four more
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NewsFRENCH LINE REVITALISES SHORT-SEA TRADE
Melding progressive European design with adept South Korean production, the first of a new flotilla of intra-regional boxships has been delivered to French carrier CMA CGM.
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NewsNORTH ATLANTIC RO-ROS READY FOR METHANOL
Faroe Island-based shipowner Smyril Line has initiated a major new stage of fleet development by ordering two methanol-ready ro-ro freight vessels in China.
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NewsEU Backs efuels Retrofit for Bulker
A bulk carrier is to be converted to run on next-generation fuels under an EU-sponsored initiative aimed at accelerating international shipping’s decarbonisation. The EUR17m ($18.2m) GAMMA collaborative project, named in reference to usage of ‘green’ ammonia and (bio)methanol, will see a 62,000dwt Ultramax bulker retrofitted with new technologies.
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NewsLR AiP for H2 fuel-cell ferry for the Estonian State Fleet
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Estonian State Fleet for hydrogen fuel-cell ferry designed by Finnish ship design and engineering company Deltamarin.
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NewsDNV study validates energy efficiency gains for DFE+ propulsion solution for LNGCs
DNV has quantified the gains that owners of LNG carriers could expect to achieve using the new Dual Fuel, Electric+ (DFE+) solution developed by ABB and MAN Energy Solutions. Comprising MAN’s four-stroke 49/60DF dual fuel engine and ABB’s Dynamic AC power distribution and control system, the solution has been developed to overcome efficiency challenges that are specific to the vessel type.
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NewsUK electric offshore vessel scheme takes shape
Technical consultancy Longitude Engineering has been retained for the design of the all-electric, offshore service operation vessel (SOV) planned by a Bibby Marine-led international consortium.
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NewsUK announces awards fourth round of clean maritime funding
The British government awarded USD42 million (£33 million) towards a number of maritime green technology projects on Friday 26 January. The funding was awarded as part of the fourth round of the government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC4) to a number of ports and ship projects, encompassing a range of clean maritime technologies including electric, hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and wind power.
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NewsAiP for Yanmar maritime hydrogen fuel cell
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a maritime hydrogen fuel cell system developed by YANMAR Power Technology Co., Ltd. (YANMAR PT). This is the first AiP certification for a maritime hydrogen fuel cell system developed by a Japanese manufacturer.
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NewsFirst successful demonstration of onboard ammonia-H2 cracking
The successful operation of an ammonia to hydrogen cracker was successfully demonstrated on 18 November on an offshore supply vessel operated by Zumaia Offshore in the Bay of Biscay, according to a project participant. The demonstration was the first of its kind to be concluded, the participants claim.
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NewsGE Vernova to provide hybrid-electric propulsion package for auxiliaries
A UK consortium has awarded GE Vernova the contract to supply an advanced hybrid propulsion solution for three Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships on order for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD).
