Battery Hybrids & Full Electric Vessels – Page 22
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NewsStena joins 'circular’ battery power bank project
Stena is participating in an EU-funded project to investigate the reuse of automotive batteries in dedicated power banks for fast charging in ports. The two-year trial involves class society DNV GL, the ports of Gothenburg and Kiel and a number of Stena companies –Stena Recycling, Batteryloop, Stena Rederi and Stena ...
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NewsABB wins contract for hybrid English Channel ferries
ABB has won a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International Ltd to supply a full package of integrated solutions, including Azipod® propulsion and energy storage, for P&O Ferries’ two new battery-hybrid vessels.
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NewsHybrid-electric propulsion for first commercial autonomous exploration vessels
Danfoss Editron has been commissioned by the Grovfjord Mek. Verksted (GMV) shipyard to deliver the hybrid drivetrain systems for a fleet of robot exploration vessels. The unmanned surface robots will be launched by subsea technology and data company Ocean Infinity under a spin-out firm called Armada.
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NewsCorvus powers new all-electric ferries
Corvus Energy has been selected by Holland Ship Electric to supply lithium ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyard Group for Amsterdam’s municipal public transport provider, GVB.
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NewsPutting safety at the forefront of research into autonomous vessels
Torgeir Sterri, Regional Manager Western Europe and Bjørn-Johan Vartdal, Maritime Digital Director at DNV GL - Maritime discussed developments in autonomous shipping in an interview with The Motorship
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NewsEEDI will encourage alternative propulsion technologies
Hybrid and other alternative propulsion systems for bulk carriers and tankers could be one outcome from the difficulties these two ship types face in meeting upcoming EEDI Phase 3 standards, believes Rolf Stiefel, the Hamburg-based regional chief executive for class society Bureau Veritas.
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NewsBallard launches 200kW PEM fuel cell for maritime market
Ballard Power Systems has launched a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell module for power applications aboard marine vessels.
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NewsGE electric propulsion package for new Dutch Navy combat support vessel
Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) has ordered an energy management and electric propulsion package from GE Power Conversion for HNLMS Den Helder, a new combat support vessel being built for the Royal Netherlands Navy.
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NewsHot stuff: the big fuel cell come-back
A new LNG carrier project seeks to harness the specific characteristics of SOFC technology, but the technical obstacles are considerable, Stevie Knight hears
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NewsSOLID-STATE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY COULD OUT PERFORM LITHIUM-ION
CONNEXX SYSTEMS in Japan is developing a solid-state technology with its SHUTTLE BatteryTM that has far greater energy density than lithium-ion batteries.
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NewsDanfoss Editron seeks to align portfolio with opportunities
Erno Tenhunen, marine director at Danfoss Editron, offers his perspective on the impact of autonomous vessels and full-electric vessels on the short-sea market, and identified the offshore sector as a new market for Danfoss Editron’s solutions.
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NewsRolls-Royce launches Power Lab innovation unit, adds fuel cells to technologies
Rolls-Royce Power Systems is establishing a standalone unit, Power Lab, focused on developing net zero carbon drive and energy solutions for the marine and infrastructure sectors. The unit extends the company''s existing focus on the production and deployment of synthetic fuels (Power-to-X), to fuel cell systems.
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NewsHIGH POWER DENSITY ELECTRIC MOTORS FOR MARINE APPLICATIONS
An electric motor that features some of the highest power density currently available is being developed for marine applications, writes Dag Pike.
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NewsSchottel propels hybrid ferries for Norled
The first of four Schottel-equipped hybrid ferries for Norwegian ferry operator Norled has recently entered operation.
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NewsHybrid battery solutions for PSVs
Kongsberg Maritime has been contracted by Island Offshore to supply turnkey hybrid battery solutions for three of the firm’s UT 776 CD-design Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) to improve efficiency as well as reduce maintenance and emissions.
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NewsNES propels zero-emission ferries
Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) has completed the delivery of five zero-emission propulsion systems to Fjord1 ferries outfitted at the Havyard Ship Technology shipyard in Sogn, Norway.
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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.
