Passenger ship for regular service in the Hanseatic city of Rostock
Project details
The new electric solar passenger ferry is intended for use in Rostock's city harbour, where it will shuttle between Kabutzenhof and Gehlsdorf over a distance of half a kilometre from mid-2021. The hull of the catamaran will be made of steel. The ferry will transport up to 80 people and 15 bicycles on one trip, fully electric and completely emission-free. The drive power for the two 45 kW rudder propellers is supplied by high-performance batteries, which are charged by a total of 36 solar modules installed on the roof of the ship.
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According to Ingo Schillinger, the manager responsible for Ampereship GmbH, the catamaran designed by Ampereship reaches a maximum speed of 14 km/h, whereby a service speed of 7 to 8 km/h is sufficient to realise the timetable. The use of the environmentally friendly electric solar passenger ferry in inner-city traffic on the Warnow saves up to 36,000 litres of diesel per year.
Facts & figures about the electric solar passenger ferry
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Length: |
21.00 metres |
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Width: |
6.60 metres |
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Service speed: |
7.5 km/h |
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Maximum speed: |
14 km/h |
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Number of passengers: |
80 |
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Number of bicycles: |
15 |
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Solar modules: |
36 (total 10.8 kWp) |
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Battery capacity: |
252 kWh |
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Drive: |
2 x 45 kW rudder propellers |
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CO2 savings: |
approx. 95t / year |