Uber boat by Thames Clipper

FIRST HYBRID HIGH SPEED PASSENGER FERRY WITH ESCO POWER PARALLEL HYBRID SYSTEM

DESIGNED BY One2Three AND BUILT BY WIGHT SHIPYARD FOR UBER BOAT BY THAMES CLIPPERS

Esco Power supplied its unique and complete parallel hybrid system for the two UK’s first hybrid speed passenger ferries, set to launch in autumn 2022 and spring 2023.

The new 40m-long vessels, capable of carrying up to 230 passengers each are designed to operate on battery power while transporting commuters and sightseers through the Capital. The vessels will operate solely on battery power throughout the Center Zone, between Tower and Battersea Power Station piers and recharge while running diesel engine outside of central London, being completely independent from shore-based charging infrastructure.

The vessels will benefit from a complete Esco Power parallel hybrid solution with Parallel Hybrid Transmission PHT, characterized by its exclusive built-in ratio allowing to bring all the installed electric power down for the propulsion, and from the Hybrid Electric Solution Package HESP with highefficiency electric machines and tailor made for the user propulsion modes.

Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has committed to achieve net zero with all new builds by 2025 and for its wider fleet, infrastructure and environmental footprint by 2040 and by adding the new hybrid vessel is definitely pushing the boundaries to deliver a future, greener and the quietest transport solution for commuters in London.

 

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Costal Liberty, Acta Marine

43M OFFSHORE SERVICE VESSEL COASTAL LIBERTY MADE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY

BY REBUILDING TO HYBRID WITH ESCO POWER PARALLEL HYBRID SYSTEM

Coastal Liberty is a 46m offshore supply and support service vessel operating mainly in an UNESCO Heritage Site.

The vessel receives a complete Esco Power parallel hybrid solution with Parallel Hybrid Transmission PHT, characterized by its exclusive built-in ratio allowing to bring all the installed electric power down for the propulsion, and from the Hybrid Electric Solution Package HESP with high-efficiency electric machines and tailor made for the user propulsion modes.

With hybrid propulsion, the vessel is able to use the electricity stored in batteries or generated by the auxiliary engines to propel the vessel, and the other way around, it enables the main engines to generate electricity and recharge the batteries

 

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Ocean Seeker/Nomad Survey Vessel

OCEAN SEEKER AND OCEAN NOMAD – HYBRID SURVEY VESSELS WITH ESCO POWER’S PARALLEL HYBRID PROPULSION SOLUTION

Built by Finish builder Kewatec AluBoat Ab 23M survey vessels named Ocean Seeker and Ocean Nomad ordered by the Swedish company Midocean AB will be used for survey work on Baltic Sea. The vessels have laboratory, research and accommodation facilities for up to 6 people as well as equipment to be out on the sea for a few days.

Both vessels are identical, equipped with Volvo D13-600 SCR Imo Tier III rated engines, Twin Disc reverse marine gears and Esco Power parallel hybrid transmissions (PHT) and hybrid solution package (HESP) with two E-machines, delivering 120kW each. The vessels are equipped with electric batteries to be able to work a few hours and take samples without having the diesel engines running.

Both vessels are capable of sailing at over 19 knots on the installed Diesel power and over 9 knots on the installed E-power, the installed battery system will ensure for an uninterrupted few hours operation without the use of Diesel engines.  

 

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“Teist” Patrol Boat

TEIST – HYBRID PATROL AND ESCORT BOAT FOR PORT OF OSLO WITH ESCO POWER’S PARALLEL HYBRID PROPULSION SOLUTION

Built by Norwegian builder Maritime Partner 13M patrol boat named Teist will be used by the Oslo port authority for surveillance duties as well as escorting of larger vessels sailing in the harbour.

The boat was designed and built in fulfilment of the Oslo Port Authority’s requirement for a new general support vessel that is also capable of low-emission operations. The boat is powered by two FPT-Iveco diesel engines, each with 331kW, twin HamiltonJet HTX30 units and received Esco Power Parallel Hybrid Transmissions PHTs, and 37kW battery-powered E-motors.

Teist is capable of sailing at four to five knots for us to three hours on battery power alone with the main diesl engines will use biodiesel to ensure emissions are in accordance with strict international environmental regulations.

The option to sail at low speeds is a critical ability for duties that require long endurance rather than quick response, such as escorts and inspections being conducted in the busier areas of the port. This then frees up the more powerful diesel propulsion for us in time-sensitive situations like interceptions of smugglers and assisting in emergencies.

 

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“Tanaga” Patrol Boat  

TANAGA – SINGAPORE’S FIRST HYBRID PILOT BOAT WITH ESCO POWER’S PARALLEL HYBRID TRANSMISSION

Built by Singaporean builder Penguin Shipyard 12m patrol boat named Tanaga is the first ever hybrid boat to be used by the pilotage fleet of parent company Penguin International alongside other workboats in support of Shell Eastern Petroleum’s oil and petrochemicals refinery activities at Pulau Bukom Island.

In this project Penguin Shipyard has chosen ESCO POWER to supply its unique Parallel Hybrid Transmission to benefit from the ratio advantage and the electric hybrid propulsion system and controls by BH Global Corporation subsidiary Sea Forrest Power Solutions.

The boat is capable of running on pure electric mode at seven knots and at 24 knots in diesel mode, and had the boost feature built in.

The hybrid installation allows the batteries to be charged while the diesel engines are in operation which is planned for high-speed sailings, with a use of E-power in low-speed sailings.

The option to sail at low speeds is a critical ability for duties that require long endurance rather than quick responds, such as escorts and inspections being conducted in the busier areas of the port. This then frees up the more powerful diesel propulsion for use in time-sensitive situations like interceptions of smugglers and assisting in emergencies.

 

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Northern Skagerrak, N-O-S

46M BUNKERING TANKER REBUILT TO HYBRID WITH ESCO POWER PARALLEL HYBRID SYSTEM

Northern Skagerrak is 46m tanker vessel collecting oil engine room waste, sludge, from ships arriving at the Port of Gothenburg around 6.000 incoming ships each year. The vessels has undergone conversion from conventional diesel propulsion to parallel hybrid and is expected to save 680 tons of carbon dioxide contributing to the Gothenburg Port of Authority plan to reduce carbon emissions at the port by 70% by 2030. The main goal is for the vessel to operate with zero emissions in the harbor of Gothenburg.

The vessel receives a complete Esco Power parallel hybrid solution with Parallel Hybrid Transmission – PHT, characterized by its exclusive built-in ratio allowing to bring all the installed electric power down for the propulsion, and from the Hybrid Electric Solution Package – HESP with high-efficiency electric machines and tailor made for the user propulsion modes.

With hybrid propulsion, the vessel is able to use the electricity stored in batteries or generated by the auxiliary engines to propel the vessel, and the other way around, it enables the main engines to generate electricity and recharge the batteries.