Wärtsilä to retrofit DP3 construction vessel with energy storage system
JANUARY 3, 2018 — Wärtsilä is to retrofit the 160.9 m x 30 m North Sea Giant, one of the world’s largest and most advanced subsea construction vessels, with an energy storage
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VIDEO: World first conversion takes LNG-fueled OSV hybrid
OCTOBER 13, 2017 — Eidesvik Offshore’s Viking Princess has become the world’s first offshore vessel to use battery power to reduce the number of generators on board. The five year old Norwegian
Hybrid propulsion a first for new fish farming vessel
AUGUST 16, 2017—Sustainability is increasingly important for many shipping companies, particularly new generation fishing vessels. That’s certainly the case for Norway’s Hav Line AS, which recently ordered a salmon processing and transportation
Modular battery system could be a game changer
JUNE 2, 2017 — German lithium ion battery specialist AKASOL has partnered with ZEM, a Norwegian specialist in maritime energy storage, to develop a modular battery system called AKAZEM. The self-contained 24 kWh
Modular L-ion battery system gets DNV GL type approval
MAY 15, 2017 — Leclanché SA (SIX: LECN) has launched the Leclanché Marine Rack System (MRS), a modular, lithium-ion battery system that is the first of its kind to be type approved
MARAD report a must read for anyone looking at hybrid
JULY 6, 2016 — The U.S. Maritime Administration has just released a report that should be required reading for anyone considering operating a battery-hybrid vessel. In August of 2012, an explosion and
Battery powered ferry completes flawless six months
APRIL 3, 2014 — Mississauga, Ontario, headquartered Electrovaya Inc. (TSX:EFL) reports that a cable ferry powered by one of its battery systems has now been sailing between Mjånes and Hisarøy in Norway