Battery Hybrids & Full Electric Vessels – Page 24
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NewsFuel cells in deep-sea shipping: challenging path ahead
As global shipping enters its first-ever multi-fuel era, classification societies, OEMs and research institutes are focusing on a range of transformational power technologies.
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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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NewsEU funding for first green ammonia fuel cell project
A Norwegian-led project to install the world’s first ammonia-powered fuel cell on a vessel has been awarded EUR10m from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation fund.
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NewsNORWAY PLANS HYDROGEN NETWORK FOR SHIPS
A consortium of industry partners has been awarded a government grant of NOK 33.5 million (US$3.8m) towards the development of a liquid hydrogen fuel supply chain in Norway for marine applications, writes David Tinsley.
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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.
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NewsBattery hybrid solution for Jiangnan PCTC newbuilds
WE Tech Solutions, the leading energy efficiency solution provider, has received an order from Jiangnan Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., China to deliver its Solution Four: Efficient Power Distribution for the two new generation PCTC vessels ordered by United European Car Carriers (UECC). The first vessel is planned for delivery in ...
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NewsCorvus ESS for hybrid crew transfer vessel
Corvus Energy has signed a contract with SEC Marine in the UK to supply the energy storage system (ESS) for the world’s first hybrid surface effect ship (SES) for crew transfer.
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NewsMaersk to trial first containerised battery system on boxship
Maersk is to trial a containerised 600 kWh marine battery system on board Maersk Cape Town in December 2019. The vessel utilises a waste heat recovery system, which will be used to recharge the battery system. The system will allow the vessel to optimise the operation of its three auxiliary ...
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NewsHavyard developing world's largest hydrogen fuel cell system
Ship designer Havyard plans to finalise the design of its ‘high capacity hydrogen energy system’ and submit it for preliminary approval from the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) by the end of 2020. The project anticipates the design of the most powerful maritime fuel cell system, a 3.2MW proton exchange membrane ...
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NewsNew MSC cruise vessel to feature SOFC fuel cell
Chantiers de l’Atlantique held the steel cutting ceremony for MSC Cruises’ new MSC Europa cruise vessel on 31 October. The first of four LNG-fuelled World Class vessels will be the first LNG-fuelled cruise vessel to be constructed in France and will also be the first cruise vessel to be fitted ...
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NewsTug powered by battery and hydrogen cell
Tokyo Kisen and e5 Lab have jointly developed the new concept design of an electric propulsion harbour tugboat powered by a large-capacity battery and hydrogen fuel cell.
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NewsLargest battery hybrid RoPax in N America
Engineering firm, Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), has been selected by Vigor Fab to provide functional design for the new hybrid-electric Olympic Class ferries for Washington State Ferries (WSF).
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NewsSilent fuel cell revolution
When a 30.5m yacht slipped silently into St Katherine’s Dock in the heart of London in October, it provided a glimpse of a fully functioning vessel that has zero emissions of carbon dioxide and particulates. The Energy Observer''s engines may be virtually silent but it is set to make a ...
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NewsNew phase for fuel cell cruise ship project
The Pa-X-ell2 research project to investigate and develop new generation fuel cells for use on ocean-going passenger ships is entering the next phase with a consortium of eight project partners.
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NewsDNV GL approves fuel cells for SHI tankers
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received approval in principle (AiP) from DNV GL for its Aframax (A-max) crude oil tankers (COT) using fuel cells with improved efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
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NewsSupply vessel fitted with Vard SeaQ ESS
A platform supply vessel has been successfully equipped with Vard Electro’s SeaQ energy storage system (ESS) and SeaQ shore connection.
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NewsMore than batteries?
Energy storage used to be mostly the preserve of smaller vessels, most of the industry assuming it had little part in making large, constant-speed shipping more effective. However, this is set to change.
