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Rebecca Gibson |
Havyard Ship Technology has won a contract to build, outfit and deliver five new diesel-electric passenger ferries for Norwegian operator Fjord1.
Havyard Design & Solutions will deliver the design and engineering for the ferries, before they are built by Havyard Ship Technology. The group’s Power & Systems department will deliver hybrid propulsion system, bridge solutions and automation, battery system, charging station and electric system. The equipment onboard the ferries will be able to be powered by electric batteries, but can also be used with diesel as a back-up in the case of a major power outage.
“Havyard has the complete package that will cater for secure and optimal operations of ferries in connection to efficient propulsion, charging, manoeuvring and navigation,” said Tor Leif Mongstad, executive vice president of Havyard Power & Systems.
Havyard Design & Solutions has used a virtual model tank to run continuous data simulations on hundreds of hull designs to optimise energy consumption and meet environmental requirements.
“Environmental requirements on these all-electric ferries led us to be extremely thorough in terms of saving energy,” said Kristian Voksøy Steinsvik, head of research and development at Havyard. “As such, we have used the tools we have developed over time and already used within other segments. By utilising these tools, we are able to carry out detailed and reliable calculations with several variations, and now we are being rewarded for having experience in the involvement of design processes connected to strict environmental requirements.”
Three of the 111-metre-long ferries will operate on the Hareid – Sulesund route, while the other two will operate between Magerholm and Sykkylven in western Norway. All five will carry 120 cars and their passengers.