Shore Link and Echandia Marine cooperate on electric ferry with superfast charging

Shore Link and Echandia Marine cooperate on electric ferry with superfast charging 1

The move will protect fjords like the Nærøyfjord pictured above, which is on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and should encourage adoption of new technologies like electric boats — some of which have already set sail.

“For the first time in the world there is a requirement for  emission-free sailing in the fjords and the ports,” says  leader of the environmental foundation ZERO, Marius Holm.

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Norway has long been a world leader of emission-free ferries, driven by good political decisions on zero-emission requirements. Now we take a new step within the maritime  green shift that has global reverberations. Nationally, this will provide valuable development of emission-free solutions to many tourist ships, we cut out major  greenhouse gas emissions, and we prevent harmful local air pollution.

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The boat will use a lithium-ion battery of 1,000 kilowatt-hours to power two 450-kilowatt motors, charged during the 10 minutes between passenger switches.

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For more information, visit Brødrene The Future of the Fjords

Image by REUTERS/SHORE-LINK 2019
Press Officer: Margus Hélstroom