Electrification and Battery Hybrids 13-18 – Page 13
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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 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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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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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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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.
