A new ferry line operating electric hydrofoil ships started service on Tuesday in Stockholm. The ferry deployed on this mission by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, or Greater Stockholm Local Transit, is the Candela P-12 100% electric hydrofoil boat. The P-12 seats up to 30 passengers, is 39 feet, 4.1 inches (11.99 m) in length and has a… Read more »
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EST-Floattech delivers Octopus Series battery system for SFK’s ferry Laboe
Dutch battery manufacturer EST-Floattech has supplied its Octopus Series battery system to German ferry operator SFK for its ferry Laboe, which was recently delivered to SFK by Holland Shipyards Group. The Laboe will transport commuters around the city of Kiel. It is capable of switching between use of generators and EST-Floattech’s 560 kWh Octopus High… Read more »
2,100-passenger electric Ro-Pax ferry ship features powertrain from Wärtsilä and batteries from Corvus
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania is building a gigantic new battery-electric ferry. The lightweight catamaran has an overall length of 130 meters and a capacity of 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. It is being built for Uruguayan ferry operator Buquebús, which plans to operate the vessel between Argentina and Uruguay. Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will supply… Read more »
PG&E provides charging infrastructure for electric ferry
California ferry operator Angel Island plans to convert a vessel that ferries visitors to Angel Island State park to electric drive. The repowered ferry is to begin operation in 2024. PG&E‘s EV Fleet Program will support the installation of charging infrastructure via construction support and financial incentives. The utility plans to bolster electricity transmission to… Read more »
Hybrid ferry to use Leclanché’s 10 MWh battery system
Swiss energy storage specialist Leclanché will provide a 10 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) for Scandlines’s Puttgarden Rødby 2024 hybrid ferry project. The company expects to begin the delivery in January 2023. According to Leclanché, the ferry will be the “world’s largest electric-powered hybrid ferry.” The new roll-on/roll-off ferry will provide service between Puttgarden,… Read more »
E-ferry Ellen takes maiden voyage
The e-ferry Ellen made its first commercial voyage in August, between the ports of Søby and Fynshav on the Danish islands of Aerø and Als. At 60 meters long and 13 meters wide, Ellen is the world’s largest all-electric ferry. She can carry 20 vehicles and 200 passengers. The ship is powered by two electric… Read more »
Scandlines installs Norsepower’s wind-powered rotor sail on hybrid ferry
Danish ferry operator Scandlines has signed an agreement with Norsepower, a Finnish clean tech and engineering company, to install its Rotor Sail Solution onboard the M/V Copenhagen, a hybrid passenger ferry. Operating between Germany and Denmark, the M/V Copenhagen belongs to Scandlines’ already-existing fleet of hybrid ferries, which combines diesel and battery power. Since 2013,… Read more »
Torqeedo powers electric passenger ferry in Thailand
The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority recently placed an electric commuter ferry into service, with an electric drive system from Torqeedo. Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha attended the launch ceremony, traveling by skytrain, subway and foot through Bangkok’s crowded streets before ending his mixed-mode commute with a trip aboard the emission-free passenger ferry. The 47.5-ft fiberglass vessel… Read more »
Historic Finnish ferry goes electric
Since it entered service in 1904, the Föri ferry in the Finnish city of Turku has been upgraded from steam to diesel power, and now to electricity. Finland’s oldest operating ferry has now become the nation’s first all-electric passenger vessel after being fitted with a new electric powertrain from Visedo. Local boatyard Mobimar performed the… Read more »
Visedo’s electric propulsion system powers hybrid ferry in Taiwan
The Taiwanese harbor city of Kaohsiung has launched a new hybrid ferry. Visedo OY, a Finnish manufacturer of electric drivetrains for marine vessels and other heavy-duty applications, worked alongside Taiwan’s Ship and Ocean Industries R&D Center (SOIC) to retrofit the 100-ton, 23-meter-long passenger ferry with a Visedo electric propulsion system, replacing the original 300 hp… Read more »