Recently, ABB received a contract worth about 300 million kronor, HH ferry company to help ship into the world's largest zero pollution emissions ferry. Resund Dry Docks shipyard has been responsible for the implementation of selected modification work.
ABB was converted into the world's largest 2 Ship zero pollution emissions ferry
The modified 2 ferry named "M/F Tycho Brahe" and "M/F Aurora", will be installed in February 2017, 4.16 MW of batteries, and the battery pack in the container.
It is reported that the first ship "M/F Tycho Brahe", will enter the dry dock in April 2017, after the completion of refit will achieve full power operation. Second ship "M/F Aurora" will also be the same modification in October 2017.
ABB's retrofit project also includes the installation of 4 fully automatic shore charging arms, charging arm is currently being manufactured in ABB factory. Ferry internal work will be carried out in early 2017. In addition, ABB will also ferry the battery, a set of energy storage control systems and shipboard DC power grid technology. The ferry routes on both ends of the Danish Helsing is R and Sweden Helsingborg, side ABB company will supply the automatic charging station, equipped with ABB industrial robot, can optimize the charging connection time, charging efficiency maximization.
Delivery after the operation, 2 ferries can transport more than 7 million 400 thousand passengers annually and 1 million 900 thousand vehicle trips.