PBES Powers Norway’s New Battery Electric Ferries
PBES said it has installedctwo 1MWh battery systems aboard the new electric ferries that service the E39 highway route on the 2 kilometer crossing between the Anda and Lote docks. The . Norway’s latest battery-operated ferries, the zero-emissions M/F Gloppefjord and Eidsfjord, are part of the ongoing push for zero and low emission public transportation in Norway. Each 106 meter vessel can carry 120 automobiles and 349 passengers on the eight minute crossing. In 2017 PBES installed more than 15MWh of energy storage to marine markets around the world.
Bergen Engines to Power Coastal Ferries
A fleet of passenger/vehicle ferries fuelled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) is to be built to serve two important link routes on the Norwegian coast. Three of the double-ended vessels will shuttle between Halhjem and Sandvikvåg, joining sections of the E39 highway along the coast south of Bergen, the other two between Arsvågen and Mortavika in the Stavanger region. These routes are the second and third most intensively used ferry links in Norway in terms of passenger and vehicle numbers. The vessels are to be built at Aker Yards for Fjord 1, and are scheduled to go into operation at the beginning of 2007. The ferries are an important element in Norway’s plan to introduce a natural gas distribution infrastructure…
LNG-Fueled Ferries Powered by Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce gas fueled engines power five new ferries that went into service on two routes on the west coast of Norway in January 2007. Norway is dependent on passenger/vehicle ferries to connect sections of the road network. Deep and wide fjords cut far into the country and the new ferries provide two essential connections in the E39 highway up the west coast. Traditionally, diesel powered ferries have provided this link and the decision to use liquefied natural gas (LNG) as fuel was influenced by several factors. Because of the mountainous and difficult nature of the terrain and the long coastline, sea transport plays a much larger part in the Norwegian economy than in most countries. Exhaust gas pollution from the maritime sector is therefore a larger proportion of the total.
Norway Ferry Strike May Spread
Three of the popular cruise-ferries that ply Norway's coastal route from Bergen to Kirkenes are targeted to be pulled out of service if a ferry strike spreads. The vessels will be affected by a strike that started over the weekend and is gradually spreading around the country. The Norwegian officers' union recently warned that the strike will spread from midnight on May 20. The three vessels in the so-called Hurtigruten, or "Coastal Voyage" line, include the MS Nordkapp, MS Lofoten and MS Trollfjord. The strike would disrupt sailings just as the busy summer tourist season is getting underway. Several other local ferries and fast ferries along Norway's coast will also be idled, including the key Halsa-Kanestraum ferry crossing on the E39 highway between Molde and Trondheim.
