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Thailand to get its first electric ferry service soon

By The Nation

 

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As part of its 161-year anniversary, the Marine Department is launching the country’s first electric ferry – the BanpuNext e-Ferry – as part of efforts to cut down on pollution.

 

It will soon start trial runs in Phuket and have a fleet of solar-powered boats running by 2021.

 

“By 2021, there should be up to 30 ferries providing service in the first phase before it expands to 200 ferries in three to four years. The e-ferry is cost-effective because it is made of aluminium and with lower fuel and maintenance cost, the fares will also be cheaper,” the Marine Department’s director general Wittaya Yamuang said.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392495

 

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16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The e-ferry is cost-effective because it is made of aluminium and with lower fuel and maintenance cost, the fares will also be cheaper,” the Marine

Wouldn't believe a word he said. 

Fully Electric ? Monstrous Batteries/Weighing Tonnes/charging time at the Dock/How HRS can it be Operated before charging . 

Go for everything Electric .

Electricity isn't that Clean .Just see how they make most of it. 

Next the price per unit of electricity will go sky high.

 

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The aluminium maybe lighter but it takes up to 9 times more energy to produce than steel.  Now they have batteries with acid thrown into the equation and what acid is it...Sulphuric acid...which eats aluminium. Or maybe they will use some other battery like Lithium ion!  Hell the batteries will cost more than the boat!  

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On 8/6/2020 at 11:54 AM, perconrad said:

A well maintained diesel engine, in a boat or truck, do not smoke to be seen.

 

In Scandinavia there are many electric ferries they have batteries and some are bigger than the picture.

Norway have a lot of e-ferries now - However Norway have both oil and Hydroelectric energy available so from that aspect it makes sense to use electricity - The e-ferries that are made now tend to all be made with Li-ion batteries. It is always a interesting calculation to do total life cost - and calculate for pollution.  The ferry itself does not have enough surface to allow it to be charged with solar power (just supply top-up for A/C systems etc ...)  However if a solar farm was set up - exporting to the grid - then supplied back as needed. That does stack up if done correctly.  Several commercially viable  solar plant in Malaysia. 

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