Hybrid ferry
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Hybrid ferries are ferries that combine multiple sources of power (for example, traditional diesel with electric battery power), resulting in reductions in fossil fuel consumption, carbon emissions and other pollutants.
Examples[edit]
Scotland[edit]
Three hybrid roll-on/roll-off ferries are in operation on the west coast of Scotland. They were launched between December 2012[1] and December 2015.[2][3]
California, United States[edit]
When changing to hybrid ferries to and from Alcatraz Island in California, the National Park Service has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 700,000 pounds. It does so by drawing power from a photovoltaic system that uses 959 photovoltaic panels that are located on the cell house roof power on the island. The ferry has its own photovoltaic panel and wind turbine on top that helps power the vessel.[4]
Washington, United States[edit]
Washington State Ferries plans to introduce 22 diesel-electric ferries by 2040, cutting its annual diesel use from 19 to 9.5 million gallons.[5]
New York, United States[edit]
The New York Hornblower is powered by diesel, hydrogen fuel cells, AGM batteries, and wind and solar energy. The ferry is designed to carry 600 passengers with an operating speed at 12 knots. It operates a round trip between Battery Park, Ellis Island, and Liberty Island, also functioning as a harbor tour boat and a dinner cruise boat.[6]
Germany and Denmark[edit]
The Danish ferry operator Scandlines operates 6 hybrid ferries as of 2021.[7] In 2019, they installed a rotor sail onto their existing hybrid passenger ship M/V Copenhagen which operates on the Rostock-Gedser route between Germany and Denmark.[8]
| Name | Commissioned | Tonnage | Passengers | Battery energy capacity in MWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stena Jutlandica | 1996 | 29,691 | 1,500 | 1[9] |
| Berlin, & Copenhagen (each) | 2016 | 22,319 | 1,300 | 1.5[10] |
| MS Color Hybrid | 2019 | 2,000 | 4.7[11] | |
| 2018 |
England[edit]
- MV Victoria of Wight sails between Portsmouth and Fishbourne and is owned by Wightlink
- Earth Clipper - operates on the Thames in London and runs just on batteries whilst in the "Clear air zone"[12]
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ "'Hybrid' CalMac ferry launched from Port Glasgow". Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Third hybrid ferry launches on the Clyde". Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Ferguson Marine launch hybrid ferry on the Clyde". Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ National Park Service. (2014). Sustainable alcatraz. Retrieved from http://www.nps.gov/goga/naturescience/sustainable-alcatraz.htm The Department of the Interior makes no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this website and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the contents of this website.
- ^ "Washington State Ferries 2040 Long Range Plan" (PDF). Washington State Department of Transportation. January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
- ^ "NEW YORK HORNBLOWER HYBRID FINALLY MAKES ITS DEBUT". Marine Log. 116 (11). New York: 15. November 2011. ProQuest 910804529.
- ^ "Ferries and ports". www.scandlines.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Scandlines outfitted it's ferry with rotor sail". Port News Steering in Information Waves. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Stena Line introducing battery-electric operation to ferry; three stages up to 50 all-electric nautical miles". Green Car Congress. 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "Hybridfærge M/F Copenhagen". February 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ Tore Stensvold (2018-03-27). "Verdens største batterihybride ferge: Hele 18 av 25 leverandører er norske". Teknisk Ukeblad. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ "'Earth Clipper': New hybrid boat service launches on River Thames". www.businessgreen.com. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2023-10-06.