Electrification and Battery Hybrids 13-18 – Page 15
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NewsGE powers first RCN full-electric ice patrol vessel
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has taken delivery of HMCS Harry DeWolf, its first full-electric power and propulsion ice class patrol vessel with combat package.
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NewsABB drives for full-electric workboat
Electrification among small vessels and workboats is an area of rapid innovation at the moment. One example of innovation is a fully-electric fish farming boat, Evoy, which is possibly the world’s fastest serial-production craft of its type. At the heart of Evoy’s electric propulsion system is an ABB drive.
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NewsAUTONOMOUS CARGO FERRIES FOR OSLO FJORD
Norway-based ASKO Maritime AS Norway has signed a contract for the construction of two autonomous electric ferries with India''s largest commercial shipyard, Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
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NewsWeser SSP expansion targets key maritime markets
Key container and RoRo carriers are high on the list of ships targeted by a €32.4 million expanded shore-to-ship power (SSP) network in the German port complex of Bremen/Bremerhaven, writes Tom Todd.
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NewsBattery supplier looks to future
Didier Jouffroy, the Marine System Technical Advisor at battery supplier Saft, discusses the market and advances in technology in an interview with The Motorship
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NewsNMC BATTERY SURVIVES CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TEST
Canadian marine energy storage company Sterling PBES has tested its battery system''s ability to withstand catastrophic mechanical damage and demonstrated that thermal runaway did not occur.
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NewsABB hybrid power for live fish carrier
A Færøysund live fish carrier will become the first of its kind to feature ABB hybrid power and propulsion solution with integral energy storage.
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NewsUS Navy takes delivery of first fully-electric power and propulsion vessel
The US Navy has taken delivery of the USS Zumwalt, its first fully-electric power and propulsion ship. The vessel is the first of three DDG 1000 class destroyers to enter service.
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NewsCorvus powers second Danish electric ferry
The second newbuild all electric ferry in Denmark will be equipped with an energy storage system (ESS) from Corvus Energy.
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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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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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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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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.
