Pilot projects for Green Coastal Shipping programme

DNV GL and 25 partners from the Norwegian maritime industry and the Norwegian authorities have presented the five pilot projects that will be pursued as part of Norway’s Green Coastal Shipping Programme.

The programme aims to encourage the research and implementation of green technology concepts in the country’s shipping sector. The pilot projects include several different ship types, and infrastructure with an emphasis on alternative fuel concepts.

"When we launched the Green Coastal Shipping Programme, we said we wanted to make Norway a world showcase for green coastal shipping. With these five pioneering pilot projects we are well on our way," says Programme Director Narve Mjøs.

The first pilot project is a CargoFerry Plug-in Hybrid. The shipping company Nor Lines will take the lead on this project. Teekay Tankers will lead the second pilot project, which will investigate technical solutions for utilizing batteries and VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) in a shuttle tanker. The objective of the third pilot project is to define an optimized hybrid propulsion system for more energy efficient operations with greater redundancy. The project owners are ABB and the Cargo Freighters’ Association. The fourth project aims to develop a cost-efficient LNG distribution concept with a hybrid LNG/battery propulsion solution and zero-emission port operations. The project owners Øytank Bunkerservice.

The fifth pilot project has the objective of developing a low-energy-consumption port with a minimal carbon footprint. Risavika Harbour in Stavanger will take the lead in the green port project, developing the technical concept.

All these projects will be highlighted in Skipsrevyen’s October issue.

The first pilot project, CargoFerry Plug-in Hybrid, aims to develop a cost-effective and profitable short-sea container ship that is powered by a plug-in hybrid LNG/battery propulsion system.