Battery Hybrids & Full Electric Vessels – Page 8
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News11th SOV from HAV Design for Esvagt
HAV Design is creating a methanol hybrid SOV for Esvagt, the eleventh SOV the two companies have collaborated on
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NewsEuropean ports express trepidation over shore power regulations
This week the European Parliament will formalise two important port regulations on onshore power
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NewsSwedish port completes shore-power operation for tanker
The Swedish port of Gävle has become one of the first in the world to successfully connect a tanker vessel to shore-based power.
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NewsDNV develops new Shore Power class rules for tankers
DNV has announced that it introduced new class rules for electrical shore connections specifically tailored for tankers on 1 July 2023. The rules are the first to be introduced by a class society, and are expected to contribute to the development of sector norms.
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NewsElectrification takes shipping further along its decarbonisation path
Shipowners are shifting towards hybridised and electrified vessels as they slow down and adopt clean technologies. This takes them further towards full electrification, with many options along the way.
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NewsShore power: confusion and piecemeal adoption slow the current
A recent media controversy in the UK press surrounding P&O Ferries’ two latest Chinese-built ferries, Pioneer and Liberté, is indicative of the confusion relating to battery-hybrid ferries’ charging solutions. Reports that there would not be sufficient grid capability in Dover to charge up their batteries using shore power revealed generalist journalists’ unfamiliarity with shaft power generation solutions.
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NewsA pre-approved battery room solution
The Corvus BOB is a standardised, plug-and-play battery room solution
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NewsDrafting A Zero-Emission Coastal Cruise Ship
After a year of intensive research, coastal ferry and cruise specialist Hurtigruten Norway has revealed early concept plans for an emission-free ship promising to set a new benchmark in energy efficiency.
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NewsDamen adds full-electric workboat to portfolio
Damen Shipyards Group has announced the introduction of a full-electric workboat, the MuC 1908 E, to its portfolio. The multi-purpose workboat, based on Damen’s Multi Cat 1908 design, extends Damen’s range of zero-emission products into the workboat segment.
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NewsSanmar Shipyards delivers first full-electric tug
Sanmar Shipyards reached a major milestone, delivering its first full-electric tug for Canada-based HaiSea Marine. The battery-electric harbour tug, which is intended to provide services to LNG Canada’s future terminal in British Columbia, was delivered to ABS class.
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NewsNorwegian clean shipping company eyes NH3-fuelled Ultramax series
Oslo-based ship owner Pherousa Green Shipping AS is planning to order a series of six ammonia-fuelled Ultramax bulk carriers, based on a modified ship design from Deltamarin.
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NewsFirst PEM FC-powered barge launched in Rotterdam
The first inland cargo vessel to sail fully on hydrogen-fuelled fuel cells has been launched in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
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NewsP&O Opts For Union Of Technologies
A new chapter in the annals of the cross-Channel ferry business is about to unfold through the imminent entry into service of the first of P&O’s much-vaunted Fusion-class ro-pax vessels.
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NewsMajor Polish Boost To Ferry Network
A new generation of dual-fuel hybrid/electric ro-pax ferries is set to transform the Polish short-sea network from 2025 onwards.
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NewsUK Backs Zero-Emission Trimaran Project
The UK Government has allocated funding of nearly £2m ($2.5m) for a novel, zero-emission high-speed ferry research project.
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NewsVARD to build CSOVs for Purus Wind
The two new Purus Wind hybrid CSOVs currently in design and build by VARD will be methanol-ready
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NewsFirst reference for WinGD hybrid solution on new NYK Line carriers
In a first for Swiss marine power company WinGD, its dual-fuel X-DF2.0 engines power two newly delivered car carriers for Japanese ship owner NYK Line. The vessels feature its cutting-edge emissions reduction technology, energy management and digital optimisation solutions with the engine at the heart of the energy ecosystem.
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NewsMethanol a versatile option for fuel cells
The need to cut emissions quickly is enticing shipowners to consider methanol as a primary energy carrier for hydrogen, says Chris Chatterton, COO of the Methanol Institute
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NewsFuel Cell Projects Maturing Fast
Fuel cells promise zero emission power, and the progress made by the numerous projects underway is bringing technological maturity, if not larger-scale adoption, closer.
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NewsGE Power Conversion to cooperate with Nedstack in PEM fuel cell
GE’s Power Conversion business and Netherlands-based PEM fuel cell manufacturer, Nedstack, have signed a partnership to develop marine fuel cell solutions and market them in the commercial marine market. The agreement follows on from a previous collaboration agreement to develop and install a PEM fuel cell system on board a cruise vessel.
