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The Hybridship project has been approved for funding from Pilot-E, a financing scheme of 70m NOK to support green energy technologies


Jets Vacuum Sanitary Systems What they do: Established in the 1980s in Hareid, Norway, the Jets group claims to have more than half of the world market for vacuum sanitary systems in the maritime sector. Jets is also evolving land-based systems where water saving is a priority. What’s new? Jan Steinsåker described the development of the ‘smarter’ sanitary system, most notably for hybrid-powered passenger ships keen to minimise the amount of electrical power required for sanitation. The latest systems utilise the small footprint and low weight of an in-line Vacuumarator pump for unique installation flexibility. They also provide three times the vacuum capacity seen in earlier designs, but for the same amount of power. Jets Vacuum will be supplying 420 toilets to each of the new Hurtigruten exploration ships currently under construction, adding to the total of 60,000 Vacuumarator pumps delivered since 1985.


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Rolls-Royce Marine What they do: Established as Pielo Teknikk on the island of Longva in 1960, this automation and control specialist became part of Rolls-Royce Marine in 1999. The Longva facility designs and manufactures advanced control and monitoring systems for ships, with a special interest in autonomous technology. What’s new? Rolls-Royce Marine is bringing a new generation of propulsion, steering and control systems to market, whilst also paving the way for Integrated Automation Systems (ACON). Arriving by private ferry, journalists were given several presentations and a tour of the Longva facility by operations manager Tommas Brugrand. “We believe the offshore market will return, but not at the same


levels, so our focus has to be flexible, and modular,” we were told. “Looking ahead, the merchant ship and ferry sectors are most amendable to autonomy, as operators can reduce costs and increase safety with better collision avoidance and precision auto-docking.” Within the vast Rolls-Royce portfolio, which includes ship design,


engines, subsea operations and thrusters, the new control, data and electrical systems are increasingly seen as the ‘glue’ that holds the entire operation together. In a separate presentation, Rolls-Royce looked ahead to 2030, when


it sees autonomous ships in use across the world. Under ‘Marine 4.0’ (part of what the company calls the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’) ships will operate with universal platform-based Autonomous & Remote Navigation (ARN) systems. Journalists were shown the experimental control room, where the


remote operation of the offshore supply vessel Orla Golden Energy was successfully handled and monitored.


Rolls-Royce Marine has a manufacturing facility on the island of Longva, about a 45-minute trip by fast boat from Ålesund


Fiskerstrand/DNV GL What they do: Founded in 1909, Fiskerstrand is an experienced shipbuilder with three separate divisions for ferries, fishing vessels, and craft for specialist roles such as aquaculture. The company is also a leader in sustainable green ship technology, most notably with LNG. DNV GL is a global quality assurance and risk management company


providing classification, technical assurance and expertise to the energy and maritime industries. DNV GL has a particular interest in the development of hydrogen as the fuel of the future. What’s new? The exciting news from Fiskerstrand is the advance of a viable hybrid using hydrogen and battery technology for propulsion. The Hybridship project has been approved for funding from Pilot-E, a financing scheme of 70m NOK to support green energy technologies. The Hybridship aims to ‘realise zero emissions propulsion systems for longer crossings and operating times’. Fiskerstrand will convert an existing ferry to run on a hybrid system


of a battery linked to a hydrogen fuel cell, with the non-renewable gas itself supplied by NEL Hydrogen as a byproduct of making chlorine. The project is in two phases — research during 2018, and ferry conversion commencing in 2019. Fiskerstrand has already enjoyed considerable success with a large


number of LNG conversions, so hydrogen is an obvious step forward. “We designed LNG tanks to go in a ferry’s mast, so if there is an explosion, only the birds get blown up,” said CEO Rolf Fiskerstrand. In reality, LNG has returned a first class safety record. Presenting for DNV GL, hydrogen specialist Gerd Petra Haugom


The control room at Longva links directly with experimental ships, and conducted the first remote operation of an autonomous tug in 2017


explained why electric vessels need fuel cell technology. “You can’t do everything with batteries – they just get too heavy. The greatly reduced weight of energy-dense hydrogen gives much greater range.”


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