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Monday, May 6, 2019
maid of the mist electric vessels
Environment

Niagra Falls Tour Boat Operator Orders Battery-Powered Vessels

Niagra Falls tour boat operator Maid of the Mist has placed an order for the first all-electric, zero-emission vessels to be built in the United States. The

May 6, 2019
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Thursday, March 14, 2019
North Sea Giant goes green
Blog

Wärtsilä Helps ‘North Sea Giant’ Go Green

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä announced the installation of energy storage systems onboard the offshore construction vessel North Sea Giant which the

March 14, 2019
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aurora battery power ferry
Environment

Batteries Included: Sweden’s Emissions-Free Ferries Lead the Charge

By Ilze Filks HELSINGOR, Denmark, March 14 (Reuters) – A quiet revolution has taken place in the Oresund Strait between Sweden and Denmark where two of

March 14, 2019
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Friday, February 8, 2019
Hagland Captain power conversion
Environment

Wärtsilä to Convert Short Sea Cargo Ship to Battery Power

The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to provide a hybrid battery system in the world’s first conversion of a short sea cargo ship to

February 8, 2019
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Thursday, August 16, 2018
All-Electric Ships on the Horizon as Rolls Launches New Battery System
Environment

All-Electric Ships on the Horizon as Rolls Launches New Battery System

By Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc has begun offering its own battery-powered ship engines in a move that signals the gathering

August 16, 2018
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Monday, August 6, 2018
Viking Lady eidesvik offshore
Environment

FellowSHIP Project Concludes 15 years of Maritime Battery and Fuel Cell Research

After 15 years of extensive research, project partners Eidesvik Offshore, Wärtsilä Norway and DNV GL have recently announced the closure of the FellowSHIP

August 6, 2018
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
First Offshore Wind Farm Battery Installed in Scotland
Environment

First Offshore Wind Farm Battery Installed in Scotland

Norwegian energy company Equinor has installed a battery that will for first time make it possible to store energy produced from an offshore wind

June 27, 2018
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
seacor maya
Maritime News

First Battery-Powered Offshore Supply Vessel in the Gulf of Mexico

Louisiana-based SEACOR Marine has completed the installation of the first hybrid battery power system on an an offshore support vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.

June 20, 2018
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018
all-electric ferry ampere
Maritime News

Going Green: Norwegian Shipbuilders Turning to Battery Power

By Mikael Holter and Jeremy Hodges (Bloomberg) — Not far from Norway’s North Sea oil rigs, shipbuilders are assembling some of the first ferry boats

March 13, 2018
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