All Shorepower & Electrification articles – Page 3
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NewsHydrogen on trial as shore power for tugs
Four Scottish companies are trialling the use of hydrogen as a shore power fuel for tugs in a first-of-a-kind demonstrator project.
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NewsCar ferry charged with battery upgrade
A double-ended car ferry is to be converted to full electric operation with mechanical propulsion back-up.
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NewsRolls-Royce confirms methanol engine development
Rolls-Royce Power Solutions is developing methanol internal combustion engines for vessels ‘right now’, Applications engineer Peter Gommeringer told a technical webinar held by the Workboat Association.
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NewsStudy confirms charging viability at wind farms
A study into the viability of charging electric support vessels at the offshore wind farms they work on has shown the practice is technically and financially feasible.
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NewsOPINION: The financial case for electrifying
The industry tasked with driving the clean energy transition continues to rely on one of the dirtiest fossil fuels available – but it doesn’t have to be this way, says Paul Cairns, CEO of Charge Offshore.
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NewsLeading the charge: Bibby on its electric fleet
The world is electrifying, and UK-based Bibby Marine is determined to be at the forefront of the drive. But it won’t happen offshore without offshore charging, says project director Gavin Forward.
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NewsLast vessel in SOV fleet delivered to Dogger Bank
North Star has completed its dedicated fleet of four ships to serve the largest offshore wind farm in the world.
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NewsFunding secured for six newbuild E-CTVs
Tidal Transit and HICO have secured equity funding for six new-build electric vessels.
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NewsEmissions-free pilot first in dredging
A pilot project in the Netherlands port of Dordrecht has successfully used an emissions-free crane vessel in what is believed to be a first for the dredging industry.
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NewsFirst German electric sea-going vessel approved
Official approval has been given to what ferry operator AG Reederei Norden-Frisia says is the first German fully electric sea-going vessel, with charging infrastructure also in place.
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NewsChallenges of ports decarbonisation: An academic overview
Ports are struggling with a raft of rules that tell them to decarbonise, and researchers are burning their night candles working out how to reduce emissions for the vessels that use them and in the port activities themselves.
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NewsTwo solar-electric ferries delivered to Italy
German shipbuilder Ampereship has delivered the first fully electric ferries in Italy, it says, partially charged by solar panels.
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NewsSanmar’s all-electric tug – a progress report
Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyards has provided a progress report on the performance of one of its battery-powered, all-electric ship-handling tugs.
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NewsJoint investment made in Norwegian shorepower firm
Norwegian shorepower developer Zinus has been handed NOK50 million (€4.2 million) to speed up growth and innovation, CEO Endre Eidsvik says.
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NewsFirst electric tug for European port delivered to Antwerp
The first fully electric tug to operate in a European port is one of six built by Damen and delivered to Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
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NewsBarcelona gets onboard with shore power
The new system will enable ferries to connect to 100% renewable electricity from January 2025
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NewsCandela funding to scale up electric ferry production
The company is looking to scale up production of its P-12 electric ferry
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News£500k government boost to electrify River Thames
A project to use river vessels to balance London’s power grid have been given a boost with £500,000 of government funding.
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NewsTurkey installs first onshore power supply
Asyaport in Turkey has become the country’s first port to install onshore power supply.
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NewsVan Oord’s 2nd cable-layer makes her debut
Van Oord’s second cable-layer has begun installing cables at the vessel’s first offshore wind project in the North Sea.
