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First ever cruise ship to sail on battery power
Cruise operator Hurtigruten’s hybrid powered ship, the MS Roald Amundsen, recently made its debut as the first cruise ship able to operate on battery power. The ship turned on her battery packs for the first time off the west coast of Norway, silently moving through the water completely emission-free as she left Kleven Yard for her maiden voyage.
Starting this summer, the hybrid powered cruise ship will enter service using the battery packs to support her low-emission engines. The hybrid propulsion will cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by more than 20 % compared to other ships of the same size operating on marine gasoil alone, claims the company.
MS Roald Amundsen has been built alongside sister ship MS Fridtjof Nansen, which is expected to debut in 2020.
MS Roald Amundsen’s maiden season will included expedition cruises along the Norwegian coast, to Svalbard and Greenland, before becoming the first hybrid powered ship to attempt a traverse of the Northwest Passage – following in the wake of her namesake explorer Roald Amundsen’s famed expedition.
MS Roald Amundsen
Photo: Hurtigruten
News Item details
Journal title: Petroleum Review
Countries: Norway -
Subjects: Electricity, Shipping, Hybrid vehicles, Alternative fuels
