Singapore to Develop Electric Cargo Vessel

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Singapore will build the country’s first commercially viable fully electric cargo vessel, complete with interoperable swappable battery infrastructure solutions for the Singapore Port.

The Singapore government has awarded funding to a consortium consisting of an energy infrastructure and technology company to develop this innovation as part of its zero-emission plan.

The grant winners are consortiums led by Yinson Holdings Bhd, Keppel FELS Ltd and Sembcorp Marine. The three consortiums, it said, will embark on the research, design, building and operations of fully electric harbour craft over the next five years. The electrification pilot projects will demonstrate both commercial and technical viability of specific use cases for fully electric harbour craft.

The Goal Zero consortium is one of three that have received grants from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI), according to a statement from the energy infrastructure and technology company. Over the next five years, the three consortiums will conduct research, design, construction, and operation of fully electric harbour craft, according to the statement. The electrification pilot projects will show the commercial and technical viability of specific use cases for fully electric harbour craft.

With the support of the Singapore government through this grant, we are excited to take this next step in our roadmap towards achieving a globally integrated green logistics solution.

Goal Zero is led by a Singapore-based marine design engineering firm that will design and integrate the vessel’s systems. Meanwhile, Goal Zero’s overall programme management and commercialisation will be led by the energy infrastructure and technology company’s wholly-owned unit of green technology.

Goal Zero has the support of Singapore’s maritime and logistics industry partners. According to the executive vice president of the energy infrastructure and technology company, the Goal Zero plan aims to address some of the most pressing issues that vessel owners and operators face when it comes to the adoption of electric vessels. “We are looking to develop a new ecosystem and business model that are significantly more sustainable for the harbour craft industry whilst simultaneously being more commercially attractive for vessel owners and operators.

“For example, swappable battery charging infrastructure could almost completely eliminate vessel charging downtime, and digital twin technology can improve efficiencies that bring down operational costs,” he added. Meanwhile, the company’s group chief strategy officer commented that the energy infrastructure and technology company was looking forward to working with the other consortium members to propel the future-readiness of the region’s marine port segment.

“It is our company’s desire to bring about a more environmentally sustainable marine transport network in alignment with our commitments to mitigate climate change. “With the support of the Singapore government through this grant, we are excited to take this next step in our roadmap towards achieving a globally integrated green logistics solution,” said the group chief strategy officer.

MPA chief executive said, “Electrification has the potential to accelerate the decarbonisation of our local harbour craft industry, so we are pleased to support the joint industry-research consortium named Goal Zero and its key commercial partner in their electric vessel project. “This is one of the three consortiums comprising 30 enterprises and research institutions across the value chain that we are supporting under the Maritime GreenFuture Fund,” she said.

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