Hornblower’s Alcatraz City Cruises has actually chosen Corvus Energy to provide the battery system for the Hornblower Hybrid NY traveler ferryboat.
San Francisco based Alcatraz City Cruises was the very first to present hybrid-powered traveler ferryboat solution in theUnited States Two vessels, the Alcatraz Flyer and also the Alcatraz Clipper, presently provide transportation to Alcatraz Island in theSan Francisco Bay Completing several rounds daily, the procedure brings countless travelers daily and also almost 1.7 million complete each year powered by electrical propulsion. Both vessels utilize a Corvus Energy battery system.
Following the success of Alcatraz City Cruises’ hybrid vessels, City Experiences presented the very first crossbreed traveler ferryboat solution on the East Coast and also broadened its crossbreed vessel program to various other United States places. City Experiences reports the Hornblower Hybrid style “reduced fuel consumption by 75%1” and also approximates their crossbreed fleet each year conserves “over 235,000 gallons [of fuel],” which is “equivalent to taking 450 cars off the road or planting 718 acres of trees” yearly.
The Hornblower Hybrid NY, a vessel retrofit task needing a 1,627 KWh battery power storage space system (ESS), will certainly be the 3rd City Experiences vessel in California with a Corvus ESS onboard. Corvus Energy will certainly supply the system from its freshly developed, united state based producing center in Bellingham,Wash Delivery is anticipated by September 2023.
