Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account However, operational costs are cut by up to 90% compared to combustion engine boats, according to Candela. The C-8 leisure boat retails for over €300,000 ($320,000), a similar price to other electric leisure boats in the luxury market. So far, Candela says it has raised €32 million ($34.3 million) in two funding rounds, i ncluding €24 million ($25 million) from venture capital firm EQT Ventures last year. Optimizing existing ferry routes with hydrofoils could cut journey times in Stockholm by more than half compared to current schedules, as well as reducing the damage to wildlife and the shoreline, says Gustav Hemming, Stockholm’s regional councilor of water transport.Ĭandela says that because its ferries create almost no wake, it has been granted an exemption from the 12-knot speed limit in city center waterways, allowing the boats to reach speeds of up to 30 knots.įaster ferry journeys could divert commuters away from land-based transport, reducing traffic, congestion and air pollution from cars, Hemming adds.Īnd while charging infrastructure for electric vessels still needs improving, Hemming says electrification in Stockholm is “developing very fast.” Its first project is a 30-seat passenger ferry, which will be trialled next year on commuter routes in Stockholm. The company is developing water taxis and ferries, which can carry between six and 30 passengers. That’s why Candela is now expanding into commercial vessels. Small passenger ferries on short, fixed routes are, however, “potential candidates to go electric,” she says. Personal craft is usually the smallest,” says Elise Georgeff, a researcher at the International Council on Clean Transportation.Įlectrification isn’t an option for larger vessels because of battery weight and range, says Georgeff, but shipping could take “several avenues” to decarbonize, including using low carbon fuels, sustainably produced hydrogen or ammonia, or assistive technologies like wind power.
“The three largest producers (of emissions) are going to be the container ships, the bulk cargo, and then the tankers.
Globally, shipping generates around 1 billion metric tons of CO2 every year, according to the European Commission. “You have this sense of flying.”ĭecarbonizing recreational boating won’t fix the problem of ocean transport emissions. Arc Boats, created by former rocket engineers from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is releasing its 24-foot aluminum boat this summer, while another Stockholm-based startup, X Shore has raised over €71 million ($74.8 million) to ramp up production of its electric boat, which has a range of up to 100 nautical miles.īut Hasselskog says that because the hydrofoils don’t make waves, it creates a smoother ride at higher speeds. Other companies are also working on high-end battery-powered leisure boats.
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