Electrification and Battery Hybrids – Page 10
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News6,000 inland vessels targeted for swappable battery power
Foreship estimates that 6,000 inland vessels in Europe could benefit from a battery-electric power solution.
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NewsAlewijnse and Ingeteam target electric propulsion
Alewijnse and Ingeteam have joined forces to facilitate the development and integration of hybrid and electric propulsion systems.
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NewsCaterpillar Marine extends hybrid and electric capabilities
Caterpillar Marine is expanding its expanded delivery of advanced propulsion and power solutions to the industry by leveraging hybrid and electric expertise from across its enterprise and selectively incorporating technology from machine and off-highway products.
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NewsJIP aims for standardised battery containers
A joint industry project (JIP) was established this month with the aim of achieving a high level of standardization for maritime, containerized battery systems.
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NewsElectrolyser breaks efficiency records
Australia-based Hysata’s hydrogen capillary-fed electrolysis cell can produce green hydrogen from water at 98% cell energy efficiency, well above the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) 2050 target and significantly better than existing electrolyser technologies.
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NewsSleipnir connects to shore power at Rotterdam
Heerema’s largest crane vessels, Sleipnir and Thialf, have officially switched from using their engines to using shore power at the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsZinus secures Asian shore power breakthrough
Zinus’ autonomous charging solution will enable fully electric and sustainable sea transportation for workers going to and from Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Singapore.
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NewsClassNK to collaborate on Power ARK Project
ClassNK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PowerX to collaborate on the development of the power transfer vessel (Power ARK).
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NewsPartners develop Singapore’s first hybrid electric bunker tankers
A new partnership between climate action solution provider Shift Clean Energy, SeaTech and Vitol, a leader in the energy sector, will provide Vitol’s bunker operations company, V-Bunkers, with Singapore’s first hybrid bunker tankers. They will be designed by SeaTech Solutions, using Shift’s energy storage systems (ESS).
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NewsHybrid propulsion for aquaculture vessel
Sustainability is at the heart of a new offshore aquaculture farm off the Californian coast
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NewsSteel cut for second Skywalker class vessel
The first steel has been cut for Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) second construction service operation vessel (CSOV) at the China Merchants Heavy Industry facility in Jiangsu.
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NewsUK launches consultation on shore power
The UK government launched a consultation in February 2022 to form a fully considered cost/benefit analysis around the proposed introduction of shore power charging in the UK.
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NewsHagland exercises self-discharging bulker option
Hagland Shipping has taken up an option for a further mini geared bulker at Royal Bodewes shipyard in the Netherlands. The 5,000 dwt newbuilding will be equipped with a shore power connection, and features a similar hybrid battery solution to the two preceding vessels in the series.
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NewsCross-channel merger between OCEA and Wight to extend reach
Toby Mumford of Wight Shipyard Co. discusses two major orders for battery-hybrid ferries, and the implications of regulatory changes, and an upcoming merger.
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NewsAsia’s first e-tug planned
Shift Clean Energy, Vallianz Holdings, SeaTech Solutions International, and ABS have formed a strategic alliance for the construction of an all-electric, zero carbon emissions harbour tug (e-tug) – the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific region.
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NewsUlstein applies hybrid approach to trawler newbuilding
Norway’s maritime cluster opens a new chapter in the roll-out of greener fishing following the confirmation of an order for a hybrid factory trawler combining diesel and electric power.
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NewsNYK inks 'electricity carrier' development deal
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has entered a a strategic business alliance for the development and testing of Power X’s marine energy storage system and electric vessels designed to conduct power transfers.
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NewsInventor of the Nd-Fe-B permanent magnet wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
The 2022 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been awarded to Dr Masato Sagawa for the discovery, development and global commercialization of the world’s most powerful permanent magnet.
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NewsIndian Register of Shipping classes first 100 pax hybrid battery-powered catamaran ferry
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has classed a hybrid, battery-powered catamaran ferry, Water Metro-01. It is the first in a series of 23 such vessels being built by Cochin Shipyard.
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NewsMaersk Supply Service launches new offshore vessel charging venture
Maersk Supply Service has launched a new offshore vessel-charging venture, Stillstrom.
