The world’s fastest electric boat will be used in the aquaculture industry
Touching and overwhelming. This is how the entrepreneur Leif Stavøstrand describes the response to the plans to produce electric motors for boats. He left his job as head of the oil base in Florø last year, and has started the company Evoy with his father. –…
Catch of the day
When compared with the recent spate of massive fully electric and hybrid vessels to have either recently been ompleted (M/V Catriona, USS Zumwalt and Texelstroom) or those forthcoming (such as M/S Roald Amundsen, Color Hybrid and Enhydra), an electric fish farming workboat may not sound…
World’s First Electric Aquaculture Support Vessel
Norwegian aquaculture company Salmar Farming has recently launched the world’s first electric aquaculture support vessel. The newly christened Elfrida uses batteries and power electronics from Siemens, which are charged overnight, and provide ample power to run throughout the day. Norwegian battery technology continues to show…