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Exploring the Cost and Feasibility of Battery-Electric Ships

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50 points gnabgib | 1 comments | 20 Nov 24 16:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.215s | source
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hwillis ◴[20 Nov 24 20:00 UTC] No.42197542[source]▶
Wow, this is a really good paper. Supplementary info is really great too- they get into details down to floating charging port stations as part of the infrastructure. Surprising how much demand is from tugboats. I have questions about how you'd safely hook up 5 MW connections, but it's definitely solvable.
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1. exhilaration ◴[21 Nov 24 16:42 UTC] No.42206082[source]▶
The Maid of the Mist boats at Niagara Falls have been fully electric since 2023: https://www.maidofthemist.com/maid-of-the-mist-sets-the-stan... They don't talk too much about battery capacity or charging but I'm sure the information is out there.