Rolls-Royce offers battery-powered ship engines

[Jamie McKane]

Rolls-Royce offers battery-powered ship engines

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc has begun offering its own battery-powered ship engines in a move that signals the gathering momentum behind a push toward hybrid and ultimately all-electric vessels.

While maritime demand for lithium-ion batteries is focused on providing top-up power for traditional diesel and gas-turbine ships, the technology could propel fully electric craft over a limited range.

[Bloomberg]

 

[garyc]

An article about Rolls-Royce Holdings with a picture of a BMW?

 

[The_Librarian]

I can see it now - a ship with a canopy full of solar panels...

 

[scudsucker]

The solar panel concept has been proposed; the panels being mounted on rigid sails. The idea being that any efficiency is good on these massive ships, even a bit of wind.

So far no actual examples of a ship with them, though.

https://cleantechnica.com/2017/07/2...gets-ready-solar-wind-energy-storage-closeup/