SANY launches India’s first locally made hybrid mining dump truck

SANY India launched the country’s first locally manufactured hybrid mining dump truck at its Pune facility. The SKT130S, a 100-ton capacity vehicle, represents a significant development in India’s mining equipment manufacturing sector. The new dump truck features a 925-kW rated power engine generating 3200 Nm of torque, with a payload capacity of 100 tons and

Wärtsilä to convert two Scandlines ferries to plug-in hybrid operation

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the electrical systems needed to convert two Scandlines ferries to a plug-in hybrid solution. The ferries operate on the Puttgarden, Germany – Rödby, Denmark route, and the conversion represents a key element in Scandlines’ target to achieve emission-free operations on the route by 2030. The company’s overall vision is to

Chevron charters its first hybrid electric bunker tanker

U.S. energy major Chevron is chartering its first hybrid electric bunker tanker, a vessel that fuels other ships, from V-Bunkers, the Singaporean bunker arm of energy and commodities company Vitol. According to Chevron, the tanker, owned and operated by V-bunkers, arrived at Singapore facilities last summer and will provide maritime customers in the region with

Chevron tests hybrid electric fueling barge

Chevron is testing operations with a hybrid electric bunker tanker as it explores expanding the use of the technology. The fueling giant looks at the vessel, the Marine Dynamo, which is on charter from V-Bunkers, as a demonstration and proof of concept. The vessel which is being operated by V-Bunker used to supply Chevron customers

Jan De Nul and ABC Engines to work for hybrid marine engines

Jan De Nul Group and ABC Engines have announced a partnership for hybrid marine engines. Both companies signed the order for four 7200 kW engines and one 1800 kW engine that can run on (bio)diesel, HVO, and methanol. These innovative engines will ensure propulsion of the newest Jan De Nul Group’s cable-laying vessel, Fleeming Jenkin.

Aasen Shipping orders three hybrid methanol-ready bulkers

Norway’s Aasen Shipping has returned to Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes with an order for three hybrid-powered methanol-ready self-discharging bulk carriers. The order for 119,95-m-long newbuilds follows Bodewes’ delivery of battery-hybrids Aasfjell and Aasfoss in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The new ships, with the first delivery planned for December 2025, will have a similar design as

IRS to provide classification services to six Hybrid Electric Catamarans for IWAI

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), a leading international ship classification society, has secured an order for providing classification services for six hybrid electric catamarans for the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). The vessels will be constructed at Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Ltd., Kolkata. The six vessels are intended for providing inland ferry services, with a

Adani completes largest hybrid renewables cluster   

Adani Green Energy says it has completed 2.14 GW of solar-wind hybrid projects in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The installations collectively use 5.8 million 535 Wp solar modules and 353 wind turbines. Adani Green Energy has commissioned a 2.14 GW solar-wind hybrid cluster in Jaisalmer district, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The site,

BEVs more harmful than conventional, hybrid cars

A recent study done by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur challenged the claim that electronic cars are more environment-friendly than hybrid cars and conventional internal combustion engine cars.

Tata Power Renewable to set up hybrid power project

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd., a subsidiary of Tata Power Ltd., said it has received the “Letter of Award” (LoA) from Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. a joint venture of Tata Power and the Government of NCT of Delhi, for setting up a 255 MW hybrid power project in Karnataka. The project will be commissioned