SHIPPING SWITCHES ON TO BATTERY POWER
September 1st, 2018
REGULATORY and other pressures are behind a recent international surge in construction of electric vessels.
Using battery-electric power instead of traditional fuels such as marine diesel to drive a ship’s propulsion and/or operate its equipment can reduce greenhouse gases and lessen health, safety and environmental risks, particularly when vessels are in or near port.
Driven by regulation to control pollution and mitigate climate change, and by societal and political pressure, a modest but rapidly increasing number of ships operate either with hybrid systems ...
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