R&D effort toward Development of a Hybrid Car Carrier using Natural Energy
Well, it would be a shame to see all those giant car carriers burning fossil fuel while carrying electric Cars and Hybrid automobiles to oversees. After all, carrying the vehicle itself is part of CO2 emission cycle, even though the actual vehicle is not part of burning the fuel. To address this issue, through an initiative by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, there will be joint R&D effort by Sanyo Electric, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in developing a Hybrid Car Carrier in an effort to reduce CO2 emission form hew ships.
The new ships will be powered by Solar Cells and Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. The marine vessels will use combined Sanyo’s solar panels (Max. 200kW ) with its lithium-ion rechargeable batteries (Max. 3,000W/h ). the system is hybrid with the diesel generators commonly used for marine vessels. The electric power generated in the solar panels and stored in the rechargeable batteries can be mainly used in harbor, due to stop of diesel generator operation while vessels are in harbor. The newly hybrid car carrier equipped with this system is scheduled for completion in 2012. This is an ongoing effort by Sanyo in expanding its energy solution business to bring about a dramatic reduction of CO2 emission and running cost to various facilities, such as facilities, such as factories, schools and stores by offering the Smart energy System (SES) combining technologies for energy Creation (photovoltaic system), energy Storage (rechargeable battery), as well as ENERGY Saving (commercial equipment, etc.).
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