Electric solutions

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We believe that modern ships will be built on the foundation of electricity. This expands their range of viable energy sources beyond traditional fuel to for instance batteries and fuel cells. The electrical backbone, integrated with automation and control systems, will also transform the industry from merely connected operations to collaborative and automated operations.

Highlights

Revolutionizing-marine-e-transport-with-the-Megawatt-Charging-System - image credit Cavotec
Generations

Maritime electrification: Revolutionizing marine e-transport with the Megawatt Charging System (MCS)

Megawatt Charging System (MCS) is a universal standard for high-power DC charging, collaboratively developed by pan-industry experts.

Generations

'It feels like I'm contributing to a better future for the industry'

Mathilde Bergerskogen, Technical Sales Support Specialist at ABB Marine & Ports, set out to be an electrical engineer but had not envisioned working in the maritime sphere before her final graduate-training assignment. That changed everything and she is now busy speaking for ABB Onboard DC Grid™ amid an industry push towards decarbonization – which she sees as 'simply the right thing to do, not because the IMO demands it'.

Generations: Business insight

Protecting the grid, facilitating the future

With the increasing adoption of electric vessels, and a growing need for shore power connections, how can ports and transport hubs safeguard the electric grids that serve them?

Press release

ABB and MAN to collaborate on dual-fuel electric propulsion solutions for LNG carriers

Future-proof system to help optimize dual-fuel main engine strategy, variable speed control and load levelling using stored energy
Web story

Collaboration between industry and academia towards a more sustainable future

The hardware-in-loop (HIL) simulation technology gets a second life at Aalto University, helping students understand how renewable energy can be integrated into a power system.

Generations: Technical insight

Hybrid batteries and fuel cells-based vessel power trains: System integration

Maritime transportation contributes nearly three percent of annual carbon-dioxide emissions, and this is predicted to increase to 17 percent by 2050 if no changes are adapted.

Group press release

ABB and Ballard reach milestone toward fuel cell-powered marine transport

ABB and Ballard Power Systems (Ballard) join forces in an industry-first partnership to develop high-power fuel cell concept capable of generating 3 megawatts (4,000 HP) of electrical power. Approval in Principle (AiP) received from leading classification society DNV.
Web story

Onboard DC Grid™: flexible power distribution for modern vessel operations

As the energy sources available to the maritime industry evolve, so must the power platform enabling them. ABB’s Onboard DC Grid™ is a flexible power distribution system delivering efficiency gains to the ships of today and futureproofing them for the challenges of tomorrow.

Group press release

ABB to power South Korea’s first domestic zero-emissions ferry

ABB has secured a contract with Haemin Heavy Industries shipyard to provide a complete power and propulsion solution for Busan Port Authority’s first all-electric passenger ferry

Press release

ABB puts sustainable power solution at heart of FrøyGruppen’s innovative live fish carrier

ABB secures a contract with Sefine Shipyard to provide power and propulsion solution to FrøyGruppen’s state-of-the-art hybrid live fish carrier, future-proofing the vessel for safe and sustainable operations

Web story

ABB Shore Connection offers plug-in sustainability

The pressure for the maritime industry to raise its environmental game is most intense for ships in port, where emissions can have a significant impact on air quality. Increasingly, plug-in shore power is providing the answer, helping deliver the benefits of sustainability from grid to propeller.

07/13/2020

ABB to power the world’s largest diamond recovery vessel for De Beers

ABB wins contract from Damen Shipyards Group to deliver an advanced power system for the world’s first custom-built diamond recovery vessel

Recorded webinar

ABB TechTalks: Fuel cells for ships – scaling up for wider commercial application

Watch the recording of the webinar with ABB and Ballard Power Systems to find out more on the progress on developing the marine fuel cell as an energy source for ships

06/06/2019

Iconic Italian Lake Maggiore ferry gets hybrid retrofit with ABB technology

Our offering

We have provided electric systems on board vessels for more than 110 years. In fact, today, well over 1300 ships employ ABB’s electric system. Below you can find our offering.

System platforms

Onboard DC Grid™
Onboard Microgrid
AC Solutions

Solutions

Dual Fuel, Electric plus (DFE+)
Energy storage
Containerized Maritime Energy Storage Solution
Fuel Cell
Shore Connection
Dynamic AC (DAC)
Drilling drives system
Variable speed shaft generator PTO/PTI
Waste heat recovery
Advanced power systems (AC)

Products

Generators
Switchboards and motor control
Drives for marine applications
Low- and high voltage marine motors

Vessel types

Publications and multimedia

Video
The shipping industry's course to sustainability
Magazine
Read the latest edition of Generations here
Video
Our responsibility runs deep
Video
Running of batteries: Powering the Vision of the Fjords
Video
Generators for the marine business

Publications and multimedia

September 3 - 6, 2024

ABB at SMM 2024

We look forward to finally meeting maritime friends, peers and partners again at SMM 2024, stand 329 at Hall B6. With integrated solutions for ship and shore, including the pioneering fuel cell solution and innovative propulsion system from ABB, provide greater efficiency and reliability to shipowners and prepare the industry to meet the demands of tomorrow. 

Find more events and webinars

On this page you can find the full overview of all the events we are going to attend in the near future as well as on-demand webinars.

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