Batteries are energy storage that comes from somewhere else.
Perhaps a system for battery ships to get charged by offshore wind farms at sea might work?
jimrr
September 1, 2024, 4:58pm
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my standard for electric power storage is the star trek episode where they enter a freezing cave and kirks phaser heats a big boulder to red hot in about 10 seconds and it heats the cave up. (of course the phaser battery level change didnât register !) I believe current theory holds that we are only utilizing about 10% or less of potential energy storage and until some revolution in storage comes along all this is problematic.
ombugge
September 1, 2024, 7:13pm
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Thanks for letting us know.
Already exists:
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concept test, lets see someone say all vessels servicing a wind farm must be electric
Getting closer to realizing this project
French liner operator CMA CGM has contracted inland vessels specialist Shandong Xinneng Shipbuilding to build its fully electric containership. The deal with an undisclosed value follows a letter of intent CMA CGM signed with the yard late last year...
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Norwayâs Eitzen Group has set out to build battery-powered containerships that could potentially become the worldâs largest of their kind. Axel Eitzenâs company Eitzen Avanti, which oversees a network that includes Christiania Shipping, which...
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Eitzen Electric, has secured NOK200m ($19m) from Enova, Norwayâs state-owned enterprise promoting green energy solutions, for a pair of 850 teu newbuilds.
This will be the start of the second wave of electrification in short sea shipping
Additional project details, potential shipyard of choice and delivery dates regarding Eitzenâs newbuilds have yet to be disclosed.
Not only Electric Container Feeders in the offering:
Norwayâs GC Rieber Shipping has revealed plans to develop a fully electric, battery-powered dry bulk vessel. The project is a collaboration with freight partners GC Rieber Minerals and Franzefoss Minerals, and is tailored for shortsea operations...
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The initiative is backed by a $9.5m grant from Enova, Norwayâs government-owned agency dedicated to advancing clean energy technology.
Through its subsidiary Polar Energy Shipco, GC Rieber secured the funding to support the construction of the vessel, which will feature battery packs exceeding 20 MWh and rotor sails to further improve energy efficiency.
In addition to the vessel, GC Rieber Minerals will receive support to develop a shore-based charging facility at LaksevĂĽgneset.
There are Hydrogen fule cell powered ships in the offering as well:
Norwegian shipping company Møre Sjø has placed an order for a pair of hydrogen-powered bulk carriers at Turkeyâs Gelibolu Shipyard. The 4,000 dwt newbuilds, slated for delivery in 2027, will feature hydrogen fuel cells and battery propulsion systems....
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The price for both newbuilds has not been divulged. The overall project is backed by Enova with around NOK85m ($8.5m) and the NOx Fund, as well as financial assistance from NRP and technical assistance from the Green Shipping Program.
âWe have developed this project over several years, received good support and found a concept for the new ships that we have great faith in. Existing bulk carriers are outdated, and we therefore had to think completely new. After a careful assessment of technology maturity, cost-effectiveness and secure access to fuel, the choice fell on hydrogen ships with hydrogen fuel cells,â said Torstein Holsvik, technical director at Møre Sjø.
Møre Sjø AS tilbyr et bredt spekter av tjenester innenfor bulktransport av sand, singel, pukk, grus, stül og salt. Vi har bulktransport langs hele kysten. I tillegg stür vi ogsü for spesialtransport.
Oil is recycled dead dinasors! It has lots of BTUs, and does not have to be stored under pressure.
Get over it.
It is here to stay.
White hydrogen is interesting but needs to be stored under pressure and is highly explosive.
Oil it is.
float
August 4, 2025, 7:13am
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ombugge:
Electric ships are coming around the world:
Ship Technology â 25 Aug 20
Electric ships need big batteries that can last for longer periods of time. We list the worldâs five biggest electric ships in terms of battery capacity.
Ellen, meanwhile had been disabled for more than a year after an onboard fire due to an overheated battery (!) She is back in service, though.
Worried about your oil company stock?
To repeat what I wrote in response to the other of your alternate fuels make the sky fall posts:
About a thousand times less âexplosiveâ than crude oil which is carried all over the planet by 7 or 8 thousand tankships. Not to mention who knows how many parcel tankers and LNG carriers all carrying liquids that are equally or even more âexplosiveâ than the comparatively mild ammonia and hydrogen you are afraid of.
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