The next generation of canal barges will run on batteries
A Dutch shipyard is planning to build ships with electric drives. The EU-funded e-freighters will later also navigate the country’s canals autonomously.
26 Jan 2018 Roland FreistShare
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Initially, the electric ships will still carry a crew. According to Port-Liner, however, they are designed in such a way that in the future they will also be able to navigate their way along the canals autonomously. Conversion to a drive using fuel cells is also an option. The company has invested around EUR 100 million in the development and the project has been supported with EUR 7 million of EU funding.
Rolls-Royce is also working on unmanned ships. In June 2017, the company sailed a remote-controlled
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