Wight lightning

摘要

Setting new standards in energy efficiency ''and environmental compatibility in the traffic between the Isle of Wight and the English mainland, the £30 million (US$40 million) hybrid ro-pax ferry Victoria of Wight entered service in Q3 after a two-week shakedown, following delivery from Turkey.Wightlink's latest fleet addition combines diesel-electric plant with battery technology, enabling power to be closely matched to actual needs across the complete operating profile, and absorbing many of the load fluctuations by using the battery packs. Energy storage capacity is sufficient to allow the main gensets to be switched off when in port, resulting in zero exhaust emissions and reduced noise at each end of the route.