Finnish manufacturer Visedo announced its partnership with Kongberg and Veth Propulsion with the aim to deliver breakthrough electrification of new marine applications.
As part of the agreement with Kongsberg, Visedo will develop and produce power solutions for fully-integrated electric deck handling winches, to replace traditional hydraulic winches – the first time electric components will be fully integrated on-deck into the winch. Visedo’s technology will allow Kongsberg to offer a new era of electric winches with full system integration and system control.
Under the agreement with Veth Propulsion, Visedo will produce electric-powered thrusters featuring Visedo’s permanent magnet (PM) motor technology. The two companies have co-developed the Integrated L-Drive, a highly compact, high-efficiency electric propulsion solution capable of a power range of 300kW to 1,325kW. As well as delivering hybrid and electric solutions for primary propulsion solutions of marine vessels, Visedo is now ensuring thruster power can be delivered with zero-emissions and lower fuel costs.
Visedo’s partnership with Veth Propulsion is expected to set a new standard for high-performance thrusters in terms of overall energy delivery and power-to-weight/space efficiency, Visedo CEO Kimmo Rauma commented.
Earlier this year the company helped launch Asia’s first hybrid electric passenger ferry in Taiwan. Last month Finland’s first fully electric ferry was launched, featuring a Visedo propulsion system. Visedo is also developing the propulsion systems for the first hybrid electric trimarans, and the world’s largest electric ferry project, E-Ferry.
