Ellen, an all-electric ferry with the claim of having the longest electric range, has been in operation for a few months now, and they estimate that the electric vessel is going to save 2,000 tons of CO2 emissions a year. Expand
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Electric propulsion is coming for virtually every mode of transportation, including maritime transportation. Ferries are a good place to start since they cover the same routes again and again. It makes it easy to plan for the range and charging solution of all-electric ferries.
Now Canada has got on board with the concept and ordered its first two new giant all-electric ferries. Expand
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Several recent projects seem to indicate that maritime transport is well on its way to go electric and ferries are at the forefront.
The Havyard shipyard announced that it received a contract to build seven battery-powered ferries for Fjord1, Norwegian transport conglomerate. Expand
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