Battery Hybrids & Full Electric Vessels – Page 8
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NewsHigh-speed gensets for hybrid-electric cable-layer vessel
Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialised vessels, has ordered 4 × MAN 12V175D-MEM gensets in connection with the building of a new purpose-built, cable-laying vessel (CLV) for NCT Offshore, a Denmark-based subsea specialist. The gensets will form part of the vessel’s diesel-electric DP2 propulsion system, which also includes a hybrid battery package.
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NewsThe Switch to supply DC power and protection devices to full-electric RoPax
Helsinki-headquartered power electronics specialist The Switch has announced that it will supply a DC power and power protection device package as part of the battery-electric system for the world’s largest fully electric RoPax on order for Argentinian ferry operator Buquebus.
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NewsKSOE investment deepens SOFC focus
A subsidiary of HD Hyundai Group, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. (KSOE), has signed a strategic investment of EUR45 million (US$47.6m) in a UK-based solid oxide fuel cell developer and manufacturer, Elcogen.
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NewsSix new Damen tugs for Antwerp-Bruges
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for six new tugs as part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme
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NewsHybrid-Electric LNGC Design Presents Net-Zero Pathways
At Gastech 2023, Shell unveiled its new modular hybrid electric LNG carrier design together with CSSC Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Wärtsilä
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NewsAmmonia SOFC Feasible For Deepsea Container Ships
Researchers in Singapore have concluded it is feasible to use an SOFC fuel cell with an integrated ammonia cracker to power large, deepsea container ships in the future.
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NewsChina Lands Low-Carbon Norwegian Series
In a further European short-sea vessel contract award to China, Norwegian interests have placed construction of a low-carbon class of multi-purpose carriers with Huanghai Shipbuilding.
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NewsNew-Generation Dredger For The Tees
An innovative design of suction dredger encapsulating long-term environmental thinking has been ordered by a major UK port and cargo handling group from Dutch shipbuilder Neptune Marine.
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NewsNew safety guidelines for fuel cell powered ships
There’s new guidance available for fuel cell power systems onboard ships
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NewsFirst reference for Corvus gas-safe PEMFC solution
In a first for Corvus Energy, its inherently gas-safe Pelican hydrogen PEM fuel cell solution has been specified for a retrofit installation on board a fishing and training vessel operated by a Norwegian educational establishment. The 35-metre long vessel will be the first of its kind, combining both fuel cells and batteries in a fishing vessel.
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NewsOdfjell plans methane-fuelled SOFC retrofit trial on chemical tanker
Norwegian shipowner Odfjell and classification society DNV have announced plans to collaborate on the installation of a small-size solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) on board a chemical tanker by the end of 2024.
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NewsBrunvoll chooses Leclanché for ferry retrofit
Leclanché is to supply a 940 kWh Navius MRS-3 battery energy storage system for a ferry conversion
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NewsMSC confirms orders for dual-fuel cruise ships with SOFC fuel cells
Explora Journeys, the luxury travel brand of the Cruise Division of MSC Group, has confirmed the order for the construction of two LNG-fuelled luxury cruise ships featuring hydrogen-powered solid oxide fuel cells with Fincantieri.
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NewsABB power and propulsion package for Samskip H2-fuelled containerships
ABB has announced it will supply a power, propulsion and automation package for two newbuild short-sea container ships to be built by Cochin Shipyard for the global logistics company Samskip Group. The order is highly significant as the vessels will be among the world’s first of their kind to use hydrogen as a fuel, powering fuel cells.
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NewsNorth Sea unmanned zero-emission feeder project advances
In what represents a further step towards the potential introduction of autonomous zero-emission shipping into the European short-sea sector, Conoship Internation of Groningen has been commissioned to develop an autonomous 200 teu shortsea container vessel design, which will be powered by zero-emission propulsion technology.
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NewsWider Dangers Of Battery Fires
London-based freight insurance provider TT Club is calling for greater emphasis on the critical dangers of toxic gas emissions arising from lithium-ion battery fires.
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NewsPherousa inks conditional supply contract for 6 x 12MW fuel cells
Norwegian green shipping specialist Pherousa Green Shipping AS (PGS) has placed a conditional order with Norwegian technology developer TECO 2030 for 6 x 12MW fuel cells for a series of 63,000dwt ammonia-fuelled Ultramax vessels.
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NewsPropulsion package for first MeOH-fuelled hybrid RoRo vessels
Wärtsilä has been chosen to supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for two new hybrid RoRo vessels, including the engines, a methanol fuel supply system, a hybrid electric system, as well as bow thrusters and an onshore power system for two new methanol-fuelled hybrid RoRo vessels.
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NewsFirst full-electric SOV project announced in London
An international consortium including Shell, Kongsberg and DNV announced it will work together to build the world’s first electric offshore Service Operation Vessel (eSOV) on 11 September 2023. The consortium also includes UK-based shipping firm Bibby Marine, the Port of Aberdeen and Liverpool John Moores University.
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NewsSingapore selected for global electrification centre
ABS has announced that it is establishing a global ABS Electrification Center in Singapore. The centre will have an international focus, supporting electrification projects in the Asia Pacific region and more widely, but will also provide support for the electrification of harbour and coastal craft aligned to the initiatives from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).