Engineering:MV Ampere
 in Sognefjord, May 2019
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| History | |
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| Name: | MV Ampere (formerly ZeroCat) |
| Operator: | Norled |
| Port of registry: | Stavanger, Norway |
| Route: | Lavik - Oppedal |
| Builder: | Fjellstrand in Omastrand |
| Yard number: | 1696 |
| Maiden voyage: | May 2015 |
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| Status: | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Electric Ro-Ro Passenger ferry |
| Tonnage: | Gross tonnage: 1598[1] |
| Length: | 260 ft (79 m)[2] |
| Beam: | 21 m (68 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power: | 800 kW (1,073 bhp) battery |
| Propulsion: | Azipull thrusters with controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 360 passengers, 120 cars |
MV Ampere is the world's first battery electric car ferry, operating between Lavik and Oppedal in Norway . It is owned and operated by Norled, and crosses the Sognefjord, the longest and deepest fjord in Norway.[3][4]
History
MV Ampere is the world's first battery electric car ferry, developed and built in Norway. Its development was the result of a competition, launched by the country's Ministry of Transport and Communications in 2011, to develop an environmentally friendly ferry service between the two villages.[4]
It is reported that she avoids the use of one million litres of diesel annually and offsets 570 t of carbon dioxide and 15 t of nitrogen oxide emissions compared to a conventional ferry on the same route.[4]
Layout
MV Ampere has 260 ft twin hulls constructed from aluminum to minimise weight. She is propelled by Rolls-Royce Azipull thrusters, powered by two 450 kW electric motors with batteries. The 10 t lithium-ion batteries were developed by Corvus Energy and integrated by Siemens with an overall output of 1,000 kWh. They can be recharged in 10 minutes between crossings from high-capacity batteries at each port.[2]
Other energy saving features are LED lighting, solar panels and air conditioning with a waste heat recovery system.[4]
Service
MV Ampere operates the 5.7 km, 20 minute crossing between Lavik and Oppedal.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ "Ampere". Marine Traffic. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:1189801/mmsi:257642000/vessel:AMPERE. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Keith Barry (2013-02-01). "World's First Electric Car Ferry Recharges in 10 Minutes". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2013/02/electric-ferry/.
- ↑ Butler, Jeff (2019-01-27). "Norway leads an electric ferry revolution" (in en-US). https://plugboats.com/norway-leads-an-electric-ferry-revolution/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Ampere Electric-Powered Ferry". Ship Technology. https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/norled-zerocat-electric-powered-ferry/.
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