Feasibility study for a zero emission, battery-electric powertrain for the Gouwenaar II
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This study evaluates the technical and financial feasibility of fully battery-electric, zero emission sailing with the Gouwenaar II, a 104TEU inland ship. The following topics are covered: sailing profile with energy demand, available battery systems in the market, battery charging and exchange logistics, and a TCO calculation. The is done for one ship as well as for six (Gouwenaar) ships, sailing on the same route. The study is supported by the Rotterdam subsidy program ‘Schone binnenvaart en duurzame logistiek’ (clean inland shipping and sustainable logistics) and is carried out by a number of industrial partners1 and TNO. The project also includes a similar evaluation with a H2 fuel cell driveline, which is reported in a separate report [1]. Operational profile The Gouwenaar II mostly sails within the ARA area, making roundtrips to
Maasvlakte 2 and to Antwerp. Each round trip starts and ends from the Alpherium terminal in Alphen aan de Rijn. The ship is already equipped with an diesel electric propulsion system consisting of an electric propulsion system and diesel generator sets for power generation. In the conversion to a battery electric ship, the diesel generator sets are replaced by large battery containers. Using data logs that registered the electrical power demand from the switchboard, the energy demands for Maasvlakte were found to be around 6.5MWh, and for Antwerp around 11.5MWh.
Maasvlakte 2 and to Antwerp. Each round trip starts and ends from the Alpherium terminal in Alphen aan de Rijn. The ship is already equipped with an diesel electric propulsion system consisting of an electric propulsion system and diesel generator sets for power generation. In the conversion to a battery electric ship, the diesel generator sets are replaced by large battery containers. Using data logs that registered the electrical power demand from the switchboard, the energy demands for Maasvlakte were found to be around 6.5MWh, and for Antwerp around 11.5MWh.
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TNO Identifier
866575
Publisher
TNO
Collation
36 p.
Place of publication
Den Haag