World-leading technology in new ferries – NRK

Today signed AtB and Fjord1 a contract for circuits Brekstad-Valset and FosenNamsos Sea for Sambandet Flakk-Å.

Both circuits will get new modern ferries, where the environment is the main focus. Karin Bjørkhaug is the leader in committee for infrastructure and are very pleased with the results.

– We demanded the ferry instructed that should halve emissions have remained at 14,000 tons per year. The result we see now is that we surpass this objective and will be around 4,000 tons per year.

IMPORTANT tECHNOLOGY: Karin Bjørkhaug is the leader in committee for infrastructure and believe we are on the right path when it comes to environmentally sound technologies.

Photo: Sør-Trøndelag County Council

This cut represents 20 percent of emissions from transport in Sor-Trondelag.

– the ferry on the route Brekstad – Valset hybridized 80 percent and Flakk- Rørvik 43 percent. This kind of technological solutions is new and with this acquisition we are helping to develop the climate-friendly technology further, telling Bjørkhaug.

1. January 2019, the new ferries to be in place.

Want zero-emission ferries

Environmental Foundation ZERO is very satisfied with the new ferries and how much emissions are reduced.

– this is the world’s leading solutions and real good news for the green shift in the maritime sector, says technology responsibly in environmental foundation ZERO, Marius Gjerset.

Although they are happy they reduced emissions and the new technological solutions, they should still wish that these ferries were zero-emission ferries.

HAPPY Technical coordinator of the environmental foundation ZERO, Marius Gjerset satisfied with the ferries, but wish it was used other fuel.

Photo: Environmental Foundation ZERO

– Parliament has decided that all ferries should be low- or zero-emission ferries. Flakk – Rørvik stretch will still rely much on fossil diesel in the new solution. We wish the fossil diesel was replaced with renewable biodiesel so would stretch become totally fossil, says Gjerset.

Bjørkhaug says that in this process have not set requirements on the technology or fuel type ferries should have. They also focused on a limit for how much emissions it should be.

– Once you have hybrid ferries expand application for lavutslippsfergen. Gets developed the technology, the longer distances than today on pure elteknologi. It is an important step forward.

Several technological solutions

Along with the new ferries will also be invested in the charging infrastructure and automatic mooring. There is also an agreement with ENOVA THAT makes this possible.

– Hybrid ferries have access to electricity and battery packs. That the county invest in. With automatic mooring kept ferries docked using vacuum. Then do not ferries to use engine power to remain docked.

This is a good start for a more environmentally friendly transport sector in Trøndelag, although there are still some challenges.

– We have challenges, especially when it comes fast. There are discharges very large. We can easily justify the use of them now that we have made such great cuts. Yet it is very important that the public contributes his purchase to develop new technology.