May 20, 2008
GE and C-MAR team on hybrid tug technology
GE and the C-MAR Group are teaming to promote a hybrid tugboat technology that will offer customers fuel savings along with significantly reduced emissions.
GE and the C-MAR Group unveiled their alliance today during the International Tug & Salvage Convention, in Singapore.
Under the alliance, GE will provide a packaged hybrid propulsion system that will feature its V228 or V250 medium-speed diesel engines, a generator and a new generation of batteries. GEÕs V228 or V250 medium-speed diesel engines range in power from 1,400 horsepower (hp)/1,004 kilowatts (kW) to 5685 continuous hp/4239 kW.
The C-MAR Group will provide the architectural design, the vessel's power and control systems, propulsors and overall project management of the boat. GE and the C-MAR Group are now in talks with a variety of potential customers, including port authorities, which are interested in this unique hybrid tug technology.