Battery Hybrids & Full-Electric Vessels – Page 27
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NewsScania unveils hybrid and electric power system concepts
Engine manufacturer Scania is extending its product portfolio, and announced the launch of hybrid and fully electric power system concepts for its marine engines on 2 June.
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NewsDamen launches zero-emission dredging solution
Damen Shipbuilding Group has launched a variant of its established Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650, replacing dredge and hydro pumps with WEG electric motors. The new Electric Cutter Suction Dredger (ECSD) 650 makes zero emissions dredging projects possible, where shore power connections are supplied by a renewable source.
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NewsUK TEAM-UP ON MARINE BATTERY R&D
Four UK organisations are to collaborate in a project to investigate the possibilities of flow battery technology for marine applications, writes David Tinsley. The FLO-MAR initiative is backed by funding under the UK Department of Transport’s Clean Maritime Plan.
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NewsInnovative chemical chloride hydrogen vector for Dutch H2SHIPS project
A Dutch consortium is on track to launch an innovative hydrogen fuel cell powered vessel in in 2021, writes Janny Kok.
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NewsInnovation at heart of Damen's ferry department
Damen Shipyards Group''s ferries department has recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary. The group which is dedicated to the waterborne public transport sector remains at the forefront of numerous initiatives that are driving sustainability and innovation within Damen and the maritime sector.
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NewsJapanese LR2 tanker hybrid sail feasibility study
Japanese renewable energy supplier Eco Marine Power (EMP) is carrying out a feasibility study into the installation of the company’s fixed sail and PV solution onto a LR2 Tanker.
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NewsInto the blue: WinGD hybridisation programme takes flight
Stefan Goranov, Program Manager - Hybridisation at engine designer WinGD discusses efficiency gains and the next steps in the engine designer’s hybridisation programme.
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FPT diversifies via electric acquisition
FPT Industrial, the diversified Italian conglomerate, has fully acquired Potenza Technology, a UK company specialist in the design and development of electric and hybrid electric powertrain systems.
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NewsFuel cell technology for large ships
ABB has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hydrogène de France to jointly manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels.
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NewsPowerCell inks hydrogen fuel cell deal
Sweden-based fuel cell supplier PowerCell Sweden AB has signed a contract with an undisclosed leading European shipyard regarding the development and delivery of a 3MW marine fuel cell system.
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NewsDANES TO TEST FUEL CELLS AT SEA
A Danish-owned ro-ro freight vessel currently engaged in the North Sea trade will provide a platform for testing fuel cell technology, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFuel cells in deep-sea shipping: challenging path ahead
As global shipping enters its first-ever multi-fuel era, classification societies, OEMs and research institutes are focusing on a range of transformational power technologies.
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NewsIn search of the better battery
We’re growing more familiar with marine battery installations – even though so far they’ve only made it onto a relatively narrow segment of vessel types. But new developments promise to challenge what we thought we knew about their limitations, opening the door to installation onboard a far broader swathe of ...
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NewsFINNLINES OPTS FOR WARTSILA HYBRID SYSTEM
The new Finnlines ferries will feature Wärtsilä’s Hybrid Power Conversion systems.The hybrid solution, which includes a 5000 kWh energy storage system supplied by Corvus Energy, will enable these ships to operate with zero emissions while in port, and to meet the Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Green Plus class notation. They ...
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NewsNES converts Fjord1 ferries to electric power
Fjord1 has chosen Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) as the system integrator for the conversion of three ferries to hybrid electric power.
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NewsEU funding for first green ammonia fuel cell project
A Norwegian-led project to install the world’s first ammonia-powered fuel cell on a vessel has been awarded EUR10m from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation fund.
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NewsNORWAY PLANS HYDROGEN NETWORK FOR SHIPS
A consortium of industry partners has been awarded a government grant of NOK 33.5 million (US$3.8m) towards the development of a liquid hydrogen fuel supply chain in Norway for marine applications, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsShipyards De Hoop orders electrical system package
Shipyards De Hoop is building an event ship, MS RheinGalaxie for Germany’s Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt GmbH (KD).
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NewsLithium battery propulsion partnership
ABS and Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) are to work together to research lithium battery propulsion for next generation vessels.
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NewsBattery hybrid solution for Jiangnan PCTC newbuilds
WE Tech Solutions, the leading energy efficiency solution provider, has received an order from Jiangnan Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., China to deliver its Solution Four: Efficient Power Distribution for the two new generation PCTC vessels ordered by United European Car Carriers (UECC). The first vessel is planned for delivery in ...
