First fully electric U.S. tugboat is set to operate at the Port of San Diego in 2023
Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 9:29 am
Crowley developing first fully electric tugboat in US
Port of San Diego to gain electric tugboat in 2023.
The first fully electric U.S. tugboat is set to operate at the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal by mid-2023, the manufacturer announced Monday.
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s 82-foot eWolf vessel will have 70 tons of bollard pull and release zero tailpipe emissions.
It will have 360 degrees of visibility from the pilot’s station and is being designed for potential autonomous operations in the future.
This eTug will replace a conventional tugboat that consumes more than 30,000 gallons of diesel annually, Crowley said.
“The tug was originally designed to complete two standard ship assist jobs in a row without charging or utilizing the backup generator. The eTug is designed to serve harbor and ship assist comparably to current conventional tugs — without any emissions,”
A shoreside energy storage system developed with Cochran Marine will charge the eWolf’s battery system.
The system will have 3 megawatts of battery capacity, which will enable fast charging between jobs,
Solar panels will also be incorporated to charge the eTug with renewable energy.
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Port of San Diego to gain electric tugboat in 2023.
The first fully electric U.S. tugboat is set to operate at the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal by mid-2023, the manufacturer announced Monday.
Crowley Maritime Corp.’s 82-foot eWolf vessel will have 70 tons of bollard pull and release zero tailpipe emissions.
It will have 360 degrees of visibility from the pilot’s station and is being designed for potential autonomous operations in the future.
This eTug will replace a conventional tugboat that consumes more than 30,000 gallons of diesel annually, Crowley said.
“The tug was originally designed to complete two standard ship assist jobs in a row without charging or utilizing the backup generator. The eTug is designed to serve harbor and ship assist comparably to current conventional tugs — without any emissions,”
A shoreside energy storage system developed with Cochran Marine will charge the eWolf’s battery system.
The system will have 3 megawatts of battery capacity, which will enable fast charging between jobs,
Solar panels will also be incorporated to charge the eTug with renewable energy.
https://www.crowley.com/news-and-media/ ... ctric-tug/
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/crowl ... boat-in-us