{"id":19192,"date":"2022-04-04T15:31:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=19192"},"modified":"2022-04-04T15:31:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T19:31:32","slug":"hurtigruten-which-sails-hybrid-cruise-ships-says-it-will-launch-fully-electric-ships-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=19192","title":{"rendered":"Hurtigruten, which sails hybrid cruise ships, says it will launch fully electric ships by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hurtigruten Group<\/a>,\u00a0an Oslo-headquartered adventure travel company, has announced that it intends to launch zero-emission ships that will sail the Norwegian coast by 2030.<\/p>\n

Hurtigruten is working with Trondheim, Norway-based research and technology organization SINTEF<\/a> to build on Hurtigruten\u2019s existing battery-hybrid expedition ships, which the company claims are the first in the world. <\/p>\n

The project includes all aspects of a new ship build program, from design, propulsion, energy, and fuel, to hotel operations and digital solutions.\u00a0Hurtigruten\u2019s goal is that the new ships will be emissions-free for both air and sea, and sustainable throughout their entire supply chain.<\/p>\n

Hurtigruten Norway CEO Hedda Felin said:<\/p>\n

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We have built our last fossil-fueled ship for the Norwegian Coastal Express. When we sail the coastal route for the next 100 years, it will be emissions-free, making the world\u2019s most beautiful voyage even more spectacular.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express stops at 34 ports, which means there are good opportunities for fully electric ships to use future clean energy infrastructure. Further, several ports plan to expand shore power connectivity. <\/p>\n

Hurtigruten says that Norway\u2019s robust research and maritime industry and political willingness to support clean shipping are factors that make the Norwegian coast a great fit for its initiative.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The company is currently upgrading its existing fleet, which will see emissions cut by 25% and nitric oxide cut by 80%.<\/p>\n

In 2019, Hurtigruten launched the\u00a0MS Roald Amundsen<\/a>,\u00a0the world\u2019s first battery hybrid-powered cruise ship.\u00a0In October 2021, Hurtigruten Expeditions\u2019 battery-hybrid powered MS Fridtjof Nansen<\/a> was\u00a0named the safest and most sustainable cruise ship in the world\u00a0by Scope ESG Analysis<\/a>. Hurtigruten added its\u00a0third battery hybrid-powered ship, the MS Otto Sverdrup<\/a>, in August 2021.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong> This battery-hybrid-electric catamaran is sailing in the Arctic Circle<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: Christian Huehn\/Hurtigruten<\/em><\/p>\n

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