Set for delivery next year, 37-meter vessel could be first all-electric ferry to enter service in Portugal.
The municipality of Aveiro, Portugal, is to put its first fully-electric ferry into service next year. It could be Portugal’s first e-ferry and will replace a diesel powered boat on the one-mile crossing between Forte da Barra, in Ilhavo, and São Jacinto, in Aveiro.
At 37 meters long, the twin-deck vessel will be able to carry up to 260 passengers and 19 vehicles—up 90% and 30% respectively on the existing boat. Despite its increased capacity and change in power source, the new ferry will be able to maintain the 15-minute crossing time and five-knot speed schedule on the route, with the possibility of reaching nine knots.
The vessel will be built by the Navaltagus shipyard and has a fully-electric Danfoss Editron drivetrain solution. To select the solution, the shipyard turned to its engineering and installation partner Nave de Luz Lda and to electrification integrator Technology Venture Middle East Marine Services and Marine Electrical Ptv Lda.
They opted for a Danfoss Danfoss Editron drivetrain and a battery system supplied by Sterling Plan B (which has recently rebranded as Shift). MarineLog - link - Nick Blenkey - link - more like this - link
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