Battery Hybrids & Full-Electric Vessels

Composite boat manufacturer Fassmer and Torqeedo have teamed up to create a fully electric ferry concept for public transport.

Rolls-Royce and Sea Machines Robotics have teamed up to deliver remote command, autonomous control and intelligent crew support systems to the marine market.

Maritime industry firms have secured funding from the UK government to develop new power and propulsion technologies for London, with the potential to reduce emissions across global waterways.

A supercapacitor can run in parallel with a battery, without the need for sophisticated power electronics, but this potential simplicity doesn’t necessarily transfer to the modelling required to estimate payback time.

EST-Floattech has released a new DNV-certified battery management system for the marine market.

Wärtsilä has developed and delivered a mobile battery container solution that will enable inland waterway vessels to operate with zero emissions.

Production of the next generation of supercapacitors could begin as soon as 2023, Dr. Sebastian Pohlmann, VP Automotive and Business Development tells The Motorship in a feature on the energy efficiency technology…

AFAI Southern Shipyard has successfully delivered a pair of Incat Crowther 35 crew transfer vessels (CTV), said to be the first hybrid CTVs in operation with zero-emission capability.

Classification society DNV has granted Type Approval to a battery system supplied by Netherlands-based technology supplier Praxis. The GreenBattery energy storage system, which utilises lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell technology, forms…

Brittany Ferries is adding two new battery/LNG hybrid RoRos to its fleet.

Vard Electro is to install its hybrid battery power system on board an Atlantic Towing platform supply vessel, the first time this multiple mode of battery technologies has been used on a…

The first ever unmanned marine systems (UMS) certificate has been awarded to SEA-KIT International by Lloyd’s Register for its 12 metre X-Class unmanned surface vessel (USV) for geo-data specialist, Fugro.

An alliance bringing together experts in autonomous ship technology has released a new white paper on the relationship between ship safety and autonomous technology.

An EU-funded research project to introduce modular design and production concepts from the automotive sector into the shipbuilding market has begun construction of a full-electric passenger ferry in Norway.

Maersk Supply Service is undertaking a hybrid retrofit of a deep water anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel, the Maersk Minder. The retrofit is understood to be the first in the world.…

Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Akishima Laboratories and MOL Ferry have successfully demonstrated their jointly developed auto berthing and unberthing system.

Construction of the third in a series of newbuild LNG battery hybrid PCTCs for United European Car Carriers (UECC) reached a significant milestone this week with keel-laying at Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard.

Norwegian ferry and cruise operator Hurtigruten has announced details of a retrofit programme to lower emissions from seven of its vessels. Three ships will undergo extensive retrofits, which will see their engines…