The 60 meter lengthy, 700 passenger capability vessels will function superior hybrid energy and propulsion methods [Image copyright Omega Architects B.V.}
Wärtsilä has been chosen to provide the engines and associated emissions management after-treatment methods for 2 new passenger ferries being constructed for operation between Switzerland and France throughout Lake Geneva.
The ferries, with aluminum hulls and superstructures, are being constructed on the Shiptec AG shipyard in Switzerland for General Navigation Company (CGN), a Swiss ferry operator based mostly in Lausanne.
The 60 meter lengthy, 700 passenger capability vessels will function superior hybrid energy and propulsion methods, with two 920 kW diesel engines, two 225 kW electrical motors and a 599 kWh Leclanché battery pack.
The high-speed Wärtsilä 14 engines chosen for the mission are compliant with the stringent EU Stage V emissions normal for inland waterway vessels, which got here into power within the EU earlier this 12 months. High effectivity and environmental compliance have been key components within the number of this engine.
“Environmental sustainability was strongly emphasized in the specifications for this newbuild project. We are, therefore, extremely pleased and proud that the Wärtsilä 14 engine was selected to provide the power and reliability needed, while complying with the EU Stage V emissions standard,” says Johan Penninga, Account Manager, Wärtsilä Marine Power.
“Minimizing the emissions from their operations is of great importance to CGN, and these new vessels are designed to operate cleanly and efficiently. The Wärtsilä engine was chosen with these criteria very much in mind,” says Martin Einsiedler, Head of naval structure and engineering at Shiptec.
The Wärtsilä gear is scheduled for supply starting in summer time 2021, and the primary vessel is predicted to start business operations in December 2022. The second ferry will probably be delivered roughly one 12 months later.
