The ship that the three throats has launched in China

The world has engaged in the transport network electrification. It is a vital part of emission reduction planand although cars play an important role, there is a sector that cannot be overlooked: The ship’s. The majority of world trade moves in the oceans and we have been seeing projects such as the Yara Birkeland load ship or the Ferris to connect ports. And that maritime electrification is critical in China.

The decarbonization is A fundamental part of short -term China strategies and, although We have been seeing results for yearsIt is not enough. Being the country that leads battery production and the electrification of cars, assaulting the seas was the next logical step. They have several projects underway, but curiously one of the most striking, for their versatility, is that of the first fully electric cleaning ship.

It is a ship owned by China Three Gorges Corporation, the company that manages the imposing prey of the three throats that, in addition, it has departments intended for Renewable Technologies Research. This ship has a double mission: Clean the floating waste of the rivers and, in the flood seasons, be used as a transport ship along the Yangtsé River.

Its main characteristics are as follows:

• It has 82 meters long.
• 18 km/Hy 4,000 kWh batteries.
• It has an autonomy of 150 kilometers per load.
• A savings of 253.4 tons of diesel are expected per year.
• Also a reduction of 842.4 tons of annual CO₂ emissions, 25,300 tons throughout its useful life.

CTG esteem a useful life of 20 years and, apart from emission savings, they expect the ship to allow Save 20 million annual yuan(about 2.80 million dollars) in fuel. After being Booty In December last year and a first inaugural trip, he is ready to sail fulfilling his mission.

China climbs into the electrification ship, literally

Beyond this cleaning ship, the intention China is that Decarbonization policies Transportation begin to bear fruit in the short term. Within those actions, and apart from the Incentives For shipyards and companies that adopt these technologies, an update of recharge infrastructure in strategic ports has begun.

Because there are two factors that come into play: on the one hand, the batteries had to allow dilated autonomies to Maximize the operating time in the sea. On the other, the ports should have the ability to quickly recharge those batteries while maintenance work is performed on the ship itself.

Fruit of that strategy, we have projects such as two countertops that It is estimated come into service at some point next year. These are two 100% electric ships of about 130 meters in length that has the capacity to transport from 10,000 to 13,000 tons, while having autonomies of about 500 kilometers to make routes between the port roads of the country.

Improving communication between its main ports is another of the projects in which China has embarked, and these container companies will have ten batteries with a total power of 1,900 kW.

But they are not only developing container. A few weeks ago the service entered the Yujian 77the first totally electric passenger ship in the country that, with 49 meters in length, has a capacity for 358 passengers and the objective of performing tourist routes in coastal areas.

And they are also developing the Futurean advanced ship focused on ocean research that has as a mission Study the oceans and perform “green technology” tests. It has a length of 110.8 meters, capacity for 80 crew and what attracts the most attention is the ability to operate for 60 days in a row, being fully electric.

But, although that entrance of China through the big door in the electric ship segment has its importance due to the maritime weight of the country, the rest of the world also moves in the same direction. In fact, closer to our borders we have companies such as the Norwegian Viking Line and The world’s largest electric ferria beast of 200 meters with capacity for 650 cars.

It is evident that the world of ships has not wanted to continue waiting for solid state batteriesand it remains to wait to see what will happen when this technology settles and if you can board much larger ships, such as huge cruises And above all, Portenero.

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