Norway's economic development agency Enova is funding a total of 709 million kroner (approx. 62.8 million euros) for a number of projects to decarbonise shipping, including two projects for purely battery-electric ships. ASKO Maritime is looking into installing an all-electric propulsion system with 25 MWh of battery capacity in two identical container ships that will sail on a newly created zero-emission sea route from Bodø to Tromsø and be charged with 6 MW at a stopover via Megawatt Charging System (MCS).
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Moen Marin is planning a high-speed passenger boat with a hull solution based on the air cushion principle and an e-drive train from Pascal Technologies. The hull of the passenger boat should help to reduce energy consumption by 30 to 50 per cent. And if consumption drops, the range of the e-boat increases - or the battery can be smaller and more cost-effective for the same range.
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But it's not just about electrification solutions: The company Solvang wants to equip its gas tanker Clipper Eris with a carbon capture system in a funded pilot project. This is to capture and store 70 per cent of the CO2 in the ship's exhaust gas.
