EBDG’s CHAMP barge will be Wärtsilä powered

CHAMP barge

In a move to cut vessel emissions in U.S. ports, Seattle, Wash., based naval architecture firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has entered into a collaboration agreement with Wärtsilä that will see the two companies further develop EBDG’s Clean Harbor Alternative Mobile Power (CHAMP) barge design.

CHAMP will provide a power range from 6 to 16 MW, using green methanol as its source, for two weeks or longer before refueling becomes necessary.

It will address the need to reduce port emissions by...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/ebdgs-champ-barge-will-be-wartsila-powered/

Stena Group Eyes Shoreside Energy Storage With Recycled Batteries

  • Sweden’s Stena Group, is taking the next step in shipping electrification: the development of a new type of shoreside energy storage.
  • It is similar to very large power banks, which will be essential for the quick charging of electric ferries in the future.
  • The project is part-financed by the EU and will include investigating how used batteries from the transport sector can be reused for energy storage in ports.

Shoreside power banks for electric vessels could use recycled batteries, writes...

https://mfame.guru/stena-group-eyes-shoreside-energy-storage-with-recycled-batteries/

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