by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 21, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for three new RoPax vessels being built for Stena RoRo. Two of the ferries will have a battery capacity of 11.5 MWh, making them the marine industry’s largest hybrid vessels to date. This battery power is approximately...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 2, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
In Berlin’s Westhafen, the Mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey named the emission-free push boat Elektra. With 750 kg of gaseous hydrogen (at a pressure of 500 bar) on board and a battery capacity of approximately 2500 kilowatt hours, the ship has a range of about...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 31, 2022 | Emissions, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
Västtrafik, the organisation responsible for public transport in the Västra Götaland region in Sweden, has taken delivery of a fourth electric hybrid ferry powered by an EST-Floattech battery system. Built by Työvene in Finland, the Eloise is a 33-metre, double-ended...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 29, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion
Ulstein’s new vessel concept Thor could make zero-emission cruise operations a reality. The 149-metre 3R (Replenishment, Research and Rescue) design will feature a thorium molten salt reactor (MSR) to generate electricity. This enables the vessel to operate as a...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 19, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping
Zero Emission Services (ZES) will receive EUR 50 million through the Dutch National Growth Fund for the accelerated implementation of its solution for inland shipping. The investment goes to the development of 75 battery containers (ZESpacks), fourteen docking...
