e5 Project
| Industry | Commercial ship design |
|---|---|
| Founded | August 2019 |
| Headquarters | Japan |
Key people | Satoshi Ichida (CEO) Tomoaki Ichida (President) |
| Services | Planning and design of electric/hydrogen cell merchant ships |
| Website | Official website |
The e5 Project (commercially registered as e5 Lab Inc. and alternatively known as the e5 Consortium) is a Japanese partnership aiming to produce designs for tankers and tugs powered by a mixture of electricity and hydrogen cells.[1]
History
The e5 Project consists of a partnership of companies including:[2]
- Asahi Tanker Co. Ltd.
- Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd.
- Exeno Yamamizu Corporation
- Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.
- Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.
- Tokyo Electric Power Company
- Mitsubishi Corporation
The name "e5" refers to the five focus points of the partnership: electrification, environment, evolution, efficiency, and economics.[3][1]
Projects
Tanker
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Asahi Tanker Co. Ltd. |
| Building | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 499 tonnes |
| Length | 62 metres (203 ft) |
| Beam | 10.30 metres (33.8 ft) |
| Draft | 4.15 metres (13.6 ft) |
| Installed power | 3.5 MWh battery |
| Propulsion |
|
| Speed | 11 knots |
| Capacity | 1,300 cubic metres (46,000 cu ft) |
The e5 Tanker aims to be the first fully electric oil tanker, powered by a 3.5 MWh battery which is projected to "run non-stop for 10 hours on a half-capacity battery".[4] The ship will include a high level of automation[5] and will be charged using wind and solar energy to further reduce emissions.[4]
Asahi Tanker Co. are currently constructing two e5 Tankers, the first of which will be completed by March 2022 and the second in March 2023.[2][6]
Tug
e5 Lab is currently developing a tugboat that would run on a mixture of electricity and hydrogen fuel cells.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "e5 Lab". e5 Ship (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Lambert, Fred (2020-05-22). "Massive electric oil tankers are coming - oh the irony". Electrek. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Japanese Companies to Launch First Zero-Emission Electric Tanker". The Maritime Executive. 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Brownell, Bradley (2020-05-22). "The Japanese Are Developing An Awesome 3.5 MWh Battery-Powered Ocean Freighter". Jalopnik. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Asahi Tanker decided to build two electric tankers equipped with lithium-ion batteries for the first time in the world". Asahi Tanker Co., Ltd. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Asahi Tanker orders world's first zero-emission electric propulsion bunker tankers". Manifold Times. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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