Hurtigruten Norway revealed it has actually introduced its initial environmentally-upgraded battery-hybrid powered ship as component of a EUR100 million 7 vessel refit program targeted at dramatically decreasing both carbon dioxide and also NOx discharges.
MS Richard With has actually undergone comprehensive upgrades, having actually been retrofitted with 2 huge battery packs (1,120 kWh each) and also brand-new, extra effective Norwegian- made engines and also brand-new propulsion systems at Myklebust Yard in northwesternNorway The vessel likewise got brand-new switchboards and also power monitoring systems; brand-new prop blades, spheric bow, equipments and also control systems; brand-new navigational and also steering bridge systems; brand-new central heating boilers that enhance warm recuperation from the major engines for home heating; brand-new retracting azimuth thruster astern; and also cutting edge wastewater therapy plants.
All 7 of Hurtigruten Norway’s Coastal Express ships will certainly likewise be fitted with SCR systems that reduced NOx discharges by 80% prior to completion of summertime 2023. The firm kept in mind that it will certainly likewise utilize licensed biofuels to reduce carbon dioxide discharges.
“With MS Richard back in operations as a fully-upgraded ship, guests can sail the Norwegian coast on a quieter, state-of-the-art, and environmentally-friendly ship, while enjoying a traditional experience unlike anything in the world. Over the next year, all our seven Coastal Express ships will be upgraded to be more sustainable,” stated Hedda Felin, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of Hurtigruten Norway.
The action follows its sis firm, Hurtigruten Expeditions, presenting the battery-hybrid powered exploration ship MS Roald Amundsen in 2019. The exploration cruise ship brand name currently has actually 3 battery-hybrid powered ships in its fleet.
“Becoming a green company means investing in efforts with documented effects, such as the ones we are doing now. As a result, by next summer, we will have three upgraded hybrid ships sailing the coast, and our entire fleet will be more energy efficient, cutting CO2-emissions by 25% and NOx by 80%,” Felin stated.
“This is one of the largest environmental upgrades of its kind in Europe, and the largest in Hurtigruten’s history,” Felin stated. “Our goal is to get to zero emissions, and the work to plan the next generation zero emission vessels has already started. Until that technology has been pioneered, we are investing heavily in giving our existing fleet a green upgrade with the best technology available today, but our plan is to have the first emission-free ship in our fleet by 2030, and we’re working hard on achieving that.”
