Battery Hybrids & Full-Electric Vessels – Page 24
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NewsWärtsilä hybrid solution for new Isle of Man ferry
Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply a range of solutions to a new Ro-Pax ferry for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSP). The 132 metre-long vessel is being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea and will serve the Heysham to Douglas, Isle of Man ...
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NewsCorvus to develop PEM FC systems with Toyota stacks
Toyota and Corvus Energy have announced plans to develop hydrogen fuel-cell systems, with the intention of making maritime-certified fuel cell systems commercially available by 2024.
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NewsVery cool: superconductors made simple
Superconductors haven’t often been mentioned in relation to shipping. However, not only could the technology cut the space requirement for both onboard grid and motors, some alternative-fuel vessels might even give it a leg up, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsCorvus launches pre-approved containerised battery room solution
Corvus Energy has launched a containerised battery room solution for Battery-On-Board (BOB) vessel applications. The “Plug and Play battery room” is available in 10-foot and 20-foot ISO high-cube container sizes and is intended to simplify integration into any system integrator’s power management system on board a ship.
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NewsBENEFITS OF VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY TECHNOLOGY STACKING UP
Vanadium redox flow batteries are being developed for shipping applications by corporate and research partners in Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and Canada, and cost-competitiveness could be enhanced by leasing the 100% reusable electrolyte to shipowners.
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NewsAlfa Laval and Haldor Topsoe join Danish ammonia SOFC development project
Alfa Laval, DTU Energy, Haldor Topsoe, Svitzer and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping are entering into a joint project to accelerate the development of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. The project will initially focus on the development of ammonia-based SOFCs.
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NewsSPBES inks sales and service partnership with UK provider
Sterling PlanB (SPBES), the Canadian energy storage system develop, has signed a deal with MJR Power and Automation, a Northeast England-based marine power and electrical engineering business, to offer UK customers SPBES solutions.
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NewsCorvus to supply ESS for offshore support
Corvus Energy has received an order from Wärtsilä for four energy storage systems (ESS) for the offshore support vessel fleet operated by Louisiana-based Harvey Gulf.
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NewsCUMMINS FORESEES POTENTIAL FOR MARINE DECENTRALISED MICROGRID
Cummins recently launched its new PowerCommand® Microgrid Control product for optimising distributed energy resources, and the company anticipates that the technology could eventually bring benefits to marine applications.
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NewsWE Tech equips Donsötank’s newbuilds with ESS package
Two LNG/LBG fuelled chemical tanker newbuildings for Swedish ship owner Rederi AB Donsötank will be fitted with energy storage systems, WE Tech Solutions confirmed in December.
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NewsCurrent Direct project to investigate modular EaaS model
Current Direct, a new three-year research and innovation project funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 program, is to investigate the potential for a new business model, innovative Li-ion battery design and a modular battery system approach to lower the cost of battery systems for waterborne transport.
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NewsThe big hybrid conundrum – more or less than the sum of its parts?
For hybrids, system control integration isn’t a ‘nice to have’, it’s a necessity.
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NewsLITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY TECHNOLOGY READIED FOR MARINE MARKET
Two UK-based companies are readying a lithium-sulfur battery system for a luxury day boat ahead of what they see as a wide range of other potential marine applications.
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NewsØSTENSJØ REDERI OPTS FOR OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION VESSEL HYBRID RETROFIT
Norway-based ship operator Østensjø Rederi has commissioned the hybrid retrofit of two of its offshore construction vessels, the Edda Fauna and Edda Flora.
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NewsOPTIMISATION STRATEGY PRODUCES STRONG RESULTS FOR HYBRID DESIGNS
Any ship with an irregular power demand profile and relatively large auxiliary power installed could be suitable for hybridisation, and WinGD is developing what it says is unmatched optimisation technology that is providing excellent results for shipowners.
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NewsLEADING LIGHTS BACK FUEL CELL RESEARCH
Upscaling and affordability are vital if fuel cells are to become part of the power mix in commercial shipping, writes David Tinsley
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NewsFinnlines turns to Wärtsilä for Superstar hybrid package
Two new ferries under construction for Finnlines at the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard will feature Wärtsilä engines and a range of its electric solutions, the technology group confirmed in a press release.
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NewsDFDS in Danish-led PEM FC-powered RoPax project
DFDS, the Danish ferry company, has teamed up with partners with the aim of introducing a PEM fuel cell powered ropax ferry with a capacity of 1,800 passengers and 2,300 lane metres of vehicle deck space on the overnight service between Copenhagen and Oslo via Fredrikshavn.
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NewsWärtsilä hybrid solution for Norwegian bulker series
Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply a fully integrated Hybrid Solution package for three 5,000dwt bulk carrier newbuildings. The solution will permit the 90 metre-long ships to sail in and out of port, and to perform cargo operations, completely emissions-free.
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NewsJDP researches SOFC technology on VLCCs
ABS and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have signed a joint development project (JDP) to use solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology to replace at least one of three diesel generators on board a very large crude carrier (VLCC).
