Success Story: Electric Ship Propulsion
VOITH, LCM, AND ELIN MOTOREN DEVELOP ELECTRIC SHIP PROPULSION FOR OCEAN VESSELS
With the eVSP, an electrified ship propulsion system for the future of shipping was created. The method development of the motor design was carried out within the framework of the K2-Center, motor production by Elin, ship propulsion system development by Voith.
From the operational calculations for the use case of 80 m maintenance vessels:
- Fuel savings of 370.2 t diesel (equivalent to 962.4 t CO2) per year
- Reduction of material costs for construction of eVSP 26 by 17% = 16.3 t per ship
- Reduction of lubricants in the VSP by 26 % (2×200 l per ship) and use of biodegradable lubricants
- Reduction of noise emission for marine life, increase of comfort for passengers and crew by reduction of sound and vibrations
