{"id":13884,"date":"2016-05-17T06:38:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T05:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/?p=13884"},"modified":"2016-05-17T06:54:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T05:54:12","slug":"carbon-fibre-hybrid-ferry-to-clean-up-tourism-on-the-fjords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2016\/05\/carbon-fibre-hybrid-ferry-to-clean-up-tourism-on-the-fjords\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Fibre Hybrid Ferry to Clean up Tourism on The Fjords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new ship, named the \u2018Vision of the Fjords\u2019 has a 749kw hybrid engine that allows the boat to change between diesel power and emission free modes. The sleek design of the boat was inspired by a mountain road snaking its way up a hillside, something that&#8217;s very common in the area where the boat will operate.<\/p>\n<p>The boat was manufactured by family run shipyard Brodrane Aa, a specialists in carbon-fibre vessels. Founded in 1947 the company switched to using composite materials in the 1970\u2019s and were the first to create a GRP-sandwich vessel to be approved by DNV. In 2002 Br\u00f8drene Aa launched the worlds first commercial passenger vessel made from carbon fibre and has led to a new era of shipbuilding for the company.<\/p>\n<p>The ferry will use its diesel engine to reach the start of the UNESCO heritage area whilst cruising at around 20 knots. Once at the entrance the boat will switch to battery mode, decreasing speed to 8 knots to reduce energy usage and comply with speed limits.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/165751145\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Seasight\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/165751145\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Seasight\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The lightweight carbon fibre construction allows the battery-powered boat\u00a0to navigate its route through the UNESCO heritage on a single charge. 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