Energy company PBES and NORIS Automation GmbH announced that they have formed a partnership regarding the hybrid drive systems for Europe’s first battery hybrid patrol vessel.
The new vessel will be 45m long and is currently being built at Baltic Workboats Shipyard in Estonia. It is estimated that it will be delivered with 273kWh of PBES Power 65 battery modules. This technology will be integrated to NORIS’ electrical infrastructure on the vessel.
“PBES batteries provide hours of low speed propulsion with reduced sound and heat signature as well as greatly increased efficiency. The vessel is first of many that we will be seeing in law enforcement. The advantages are obvious and provide further proof of the green shift that is occurring in the marine industry,” stated Brent Perry, PBES Chief Executive Officer.
Last week, the Port of Rotterdam Authority put a new hybrid patrol vessel into operation. This is the RPA 8, a 25 metres vessel that can run on both diesel and diesel-electric. The vessel causes less vessel wake and is much more efficient than other Port Authority vessels.
