Battery Hybrids & Full-Electric Vessels – Page 23
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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.
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NewsSpin doctors: a new take on peak shaving
Energy storage solutions (ESS) are turning up onboard an ever-increasing range of vessels, but batteries are not the only, or even the most suitable, solution for peak shaving a supersized demand. Flywheels might do better, writes Stevie Knight
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NewsCorvus ESS trial with Seaspan ferries
Corvus Energy is trialling its Blue Whale energy storage system on board a Canadian Seaspan Ferries cargo ferry.
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NewsWärtsilä hybrid solution for new RoRo
Wärtsilä is providing its hybrid solution for a new RoRo ferry being built for the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to serve the Kootenay Bay route.
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NewsRicardo invests in UK hydrogen research centre
As Ricardo expands its research into hydrogen storage and fuel cells, efficiency and operating costs give FCs an edge over internal combustion engines, Ricardo’s experts tell Paul Gunton.
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NewsUnderstanding the potential of Hydrogen as a marine fuel
Hydrogen faces challenges common to other alternative fuels; price, availability, storage and the need for renewable feedstocks, writes Sotirios Mamalis, Manager, Sustainability, Fuels and Technology, ABS
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NewsVallianz and SeaTech sign e-tug MoU
Vallianz and SeaTech Solutions have entered into a two-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the next generation of e-tugs.
