Port of Antwerp-Bruges Launches Europe’s First Electric Tugboat

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Port of Antwerp-Bruges launches Volta 1 electric tugboat

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has launched the Volta 1, which it states is Europe’s first fully electric tugboat. Fully electric operations The reversed stern drive (RSD) vessel’s 2,782MWh lithium-titanium-oxide (LTO) batteries can be recharged in two hours via a 1.5MW charging station. With this battery capacity, the Volta 1 is emission-free and can cruise for up to 12 hours. Developed in cooperation with Damen, the Volta 1 is 24.73m long, 13.13m …

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Port Of Antwerp-Bruges Launches Europe’s First Electric Tugboat

Despite being electric, it matches the performance of traditional diesel tugs, delivering a towing power of 70 tons and reaching speeds of 12 knots.

Antwerp port has first with Europe's first e-tug

Since yesterday, the Volta 1, the first electric tug in Europe, has been sailing in the Antwerp port area. With the commissioning of Volta 1, the port is taking another step towards greening. In the long term, the port wants no tugboats to run on diesel fuel anymore because diesel still causes a lot of emissions. Earlier, the port also commissioned a tug running on methanol and one on hydrogen. First of 6 RSD-tugs The Volta 1 has a tractive forc…