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And Siemens Energy has been a key player, says Bjørn Einar Brath, Managing Director at Siemens Energy Norway, in creating this “ferry tale” in the fjords. “We’ve gained a lot of experience,” says Brath, “delivering batteries, power electronics and electrical systems to many vessels.
Just six years after it put Ampere, the world’s first fully electric car ferry into operation, Norway has become a trailblazer in the use of greener ferries. And Siemens Energy has been a key player, says Bjørn Einar Brath, Managing Director at Siemens Energy Norway, in creating this “ferry tale” in the fjords.
In the United States, for example, Washing State Ferries is transitioning three Jumbo Mark II-class ferries, which consume 5 million gallons of diesel per year, to near zero-emission vessels with electric propulsion systems (EPS). KiwiRail in New Zealand will also be using EPS to add two new environmentally friendly ferries to their fleet.
Lauren is an environment journalist with an interest in human interactions with the natural world. Europe’s ferry industry has a sustainability problem. While the sector makes a significant contribution to the European Union’s economy, generating upwards of €9bn a year, it has also become a growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. One solution?
In Germany, only 15 out of 105 ferries are larger vessels, but account for 60 percent of emissions. “The need for action is particularly great in southern Europe, with ferries in Italy emitting by far the most carbon dioxide emissions in Europe, while Greece is number two,” explains Paolo Menotti, Vice President South West Europe at Siemens Energy.