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A Step Toward Fully Electric Ferries

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday May 26 2019, @02:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the not-electric-fairies dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Phys.org:

Hybrid and electric vessels are under the spotlight lately, thanks to intensified efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, a significant source of CO2 and other pollutants. There are already several offerings of such green ships in Europe, and a Danish operator is ready to pave the way for the widespread use of fully electric powered vessels in the ferry sector.

Supported by the EU-funded E-ferry project, project partner Aeroe (Ærø) Kommune's vessel will cover distances of over 20 NM between charges. The novel all-electric ferry is set to have the largest battery pack installed at sea.

Hope they have maritime Triple-A standing by to tow them back to port...

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday May 26 2019, @04:29AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday May 26 2019, @04:29AM (#847813) Journal

    The only way water transport can be reasonably energy efficient is traveling down a river, or cultivating a lot of patience to wait for favorable winds and currents.

    Or by not having much up and down, little turning, nor any rolling friction. Needless to say, water travel is very efficient compared to the other methods (road and rail you mentioned), but kind of slow.