"Stena Elektra"

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Stena sphere is always forward looking. When some competitors wonder what to do in 1-2 years Stena is thinking about 2025-2030.

The project team, Stena Teknik is currently working on a large Ropax with space for 200 lorries (2400LM) and 400 passengers fully battery powered that could eb ready and profitable by 2030. The project name is ELEKTRA!

The vessel is designed for the Gothenurg - Fredrikshavn route as this is one of the shortest and as well a place where sustaibale energy is already quite common which would help finding energy supply solution for the vessel at an affordable price when all these new technologies will be mature.

Another even more futuristic design is available here for a Ropax with larger passenger capacity.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Design: Stena Teknik
Where: Gothenburg - Fredrikshavn
When: By 2030

Kilde: Facebook sidene til Ferryvolution

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Meanwhile first STENA E-FLEXER are being delivered it looks like Stena is prepairing its next ferry class which could be ready somewhere between 2025 and 2030.

This new class would be fully electric and able to perform return trip of up to 100 miles.

The STENA ELEKTRA is primarily designed for the Gothenburg - Fredrikshavn route but would later I guess serve other short-sea Baltic routes in Stena network.

STENA ELEKTRA would need battery capacity of 70MWh.

COLOR HYBRID has 4.7Mwh for instance....

The latest artwork provided by Stena shows a lot of passenger space and a lot of glass to make passenger areas as full of natural light as possible.

This is a concept and I am not expecting the final version to look like that but it is really nice to see owner like Stena getting technically involved in the effort toward a more sustainable shipping world! I say hat off.

Operator: STENA
Design: STENA TEKNIK
Shipyard: Concept
Where: Gothenburg - Fredrikshavn
When: >2025

Kilde: Ferryvolution

"Stena Elektra"
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Illustrajon: Stena Line
 
From vision to vessel - Stena Line plans to launch fossil free ships before 2030

Ferry company Stena Line plans to start operating two fossil-free battery powered vessels on the route between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn in Denmark no later than 2030. This was announced by Stena Lines CEO Niclas Mårtensson during a press conference about the industry collaboration project Tranzero Initiative, in Gothenburg on Thursday 4 February.

In an effort to speed up the transition to fossil-free fuels in the transport sector, Stena Line together with Volvo Group, Scania and the Port of Gothenburg have joined forces in the Tranzero Initiative collaboration project to bring about a significant reduction in carbon emissions linked to the largest port in the Scandinavia. The aim is to cut emissions by 70 per cent by 2030 in the Port of Gothenburg.

During a press conference about the Tranzero Initiative on Thursday 4 February, Stena Line CEO Niclas Mårtensson announced the company´s plans to launch two fossil free vessels on the Gothenburg-Frederikshavn route before 2030.

“We now move from vision to vessel with the battery powered vessel Stena Elektra. Within a year we will present the outline specifications and at the latest by 2025 we plan to order the first vessel. This will be a huge step towards fossil free shipping”, said Niclas Mårtensson, CEO Stena Line Group and member of the Swedish Government Electrification Commission.

Stena Elektra will be the world’s first fossil free RoPax vessel of its size and will measure approximately 200 metres and combine a passenger capacity of 1000 with 3000 lane metres freight capacity. The vessel will be built in high tensile steel to lower the weight and increase efficiency and it is estimated the vessel will run on battery power for approximately 50 nautical miles, the distance between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn. The battery capacity will need to be approximately 60-70 MWh and the vessel will be charged in port. Stena Line also looking into combining the electrification with other alternative fossil free fuels such as fuel cells, hydrogen and bio methanol for longer reach of the vessels.

”The electrification of shipping has only just began. We see a great potential for both battery hybrids and battery powered vessels on several of our short-sea shipping routes in the future. But, it takes more than the electrical ships, we also need to develop the infrastructure and charging possibilities in the ports and terminals in the same pace and that is a reason why collaborations projects like this are so important, said Niclas Mårtensson, CEO Stena Line.

Battery hybrid already operating
Since 2018 Stena Line is operating the battery hybrid vessel Stena Jutlandica on the Gothenburg-Frederikshavn route, using battery power for manoeuvring and powering the bow thrusters when the ship is in port. The batteries are charged with green shore power in port of Gothenburg as well as during operation and in total the CO2 emissions are lowered by 1,500 tonnes per year, equal to the emissions from 600 cars per year.

Kilde: Stena Line

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