The all-electric catamaran “Future of the Fjords” has been delivered from Brødrene Aa to the owner and operator The Fjords. Future of the Fjords will make around 700 yearly round trips along the UNESCO World Heritage listed fjord route between Flåm and Gudvangen.
Future Fjords will be the first vessel of its kind to offer completely emission free transport through the Western Norwegian landscape. The boat will be powered by two electric engines of 585 horsepower each, which will receive power from a battery pack of 1800 kWh. This makes it possible for the vessel to operate at a speed of 16 knots for 30 nautical miles before the boat must be recharged.
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Rolf Sandvik, CEO of The Fjords, noted:
Future of The Fjords minimises its impact on the environment while maximising the experience of passengers who can now glide silently over the water and come closer to nature than ever before.
In addition, Brødrene Aa along with The Fjords, developed a charging solution called the PowerDock. This floating glass fibre dock will sit in the water at Gudvangen, including a 2.4 MWh battery pack.
This charges throughout the day via connection to the local grid network, which does not have the capacity to charge the Future of The Fjords directly. This solution allows the vessel to efficiently ‘refill’ in just 20 minutes.
Moreover, the dock stores consumables, fuel for sister vessels, and allows black water to be offloaded for treatment on land. This, Future of The Fjords does not to discharge sewage directly into the fjords.
