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ABB to power world’s first hybrid-electric biomass fuel carriers
ABB’s power distribution technology selected by IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd. for hybrid-electric propulsion vessel called ROBOSHIPInitiated by Japanese shipping consortium e5 Lab Inc., the ROBOSHIP vessel supports Japan’s ambitions for net-zero …
Apr 19, 2022 / Vessels
e5 Lab and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to Provide Design for Standard Hybrid Electric Propulsion Vessel “ROBOSHIP” for Use in a Biomass Fuel Carrier
Project to Support DX for the Coastal Vessel IndustryTokyo-based firm e5 Lab Inc. and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have agreed to provide the design for “ROBOSHIP,” a standard hybrid electric …
Dec 15, 2021 / Vessels
Almatech, e5 Lab to build hydrogen-powered ship
Swiss cutting-edge space & naval company Almatech, e5 Lab agree on partnership to decarbonize short-distance passenger transport in Japane5 Lab, Inc. has announced that e5 Lab, whose mission is to realize a sustainable society through …
May 31, 2021 / Vessels
Corvus Energy awarded battery for the world’s first zero-emission tanker project
Kawasaki Heavy Industries selects Corvus Orca ESS for battery-powered propulsion system on board all-electric Asahi Tanker vesselCorvus Energy announced earlier today that Kawasaki Heavy Industries has selected Corvus Energy to supply the energy …
Jan 28, 2021 / Curious
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Participating in "ROBOSHIP Joint Value Creation Project: PoC in Tokyo 2020" Exploring the Future of Marine Vessels
Proof of Concept Test Using Actual Vessels Conducted in Sea off Toyosu, TokyoPart of the "ROBOSHIP Joint Value Creation Project" being pursued through an inter-business collaboration of 23 companies and a ship classification society, including firms …
Nov 11, 2020 / Curious
Asahi Tanker Orders 2 of World’s 1st Zero-emission Electric-powered Tankers
Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd. today announced that it has ordered two of the world’s first zero-emission electric-powered tankers as follows.The two tankers will adopt the “e5 tanker” design developed by e5 Lab Inc. They will be powered completely by …
Oct 9, 2020 / Vessels
ROBOSHIP Project Targets Zero-emissions Electric Vessels
Tokyo-based e5 Lab Inc. says it has launched the ROBOSHIP project aiming to develop standard models of electrically powered vessels to realize zero emissions, as well as an integrated system called the ROBOSHIP BOX, which brings together …
Aug 25, 2020 / Curious
MOL and e5 Lab Launch Study on Hydrogen Hybrid Pure Car Carrier
MOU Aims at Development of Zero-emission VesselsMitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and e5 Lab. Inc. (e5 Lab), which are working to develop and promote electrically powered zero-emission vessels, have concluded a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to …
Dec 17, 2019 / Curious
Asahi Tanker, Exeno Yamamizu, MOL and MC Agree on Strategic Partnership To Develop Zero-emission Fully Electric Vessels (Video)
Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd., Exeno Yamamizu Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., and Mitsubishi Corporation today announced their agreement to create a strategic partnership to provide new infrastructure services in the marine shipping industry that …
Aug 6, 2019 / Vessels