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A ground-breaking Volvo-Penta powered hybrid-electric vessel has just made its maiden commercial voyage from Longyearbyen, Svalbard – the world’s northernmost town, just 800 miles from the North Pole.
Designed for exploration in the heart of the Arctic, the Kvitbjørn (translation: Polar Bear) is powered by a complete helm-to-propeller Volvo Penta twin D4-320 DPI Aquamatic hybrid-electric solution.
The vessel is the product of a collaboration by partners Volvo Penta, Marell Boats, and Hurtigruten...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-first-of-its-kind-hybrid-electric-tour-boat-enters-operations-in-the-arctic/