Why EU-funded E-ferry is set to electrify the passenger ship sector

Danish operator Ærø Kommune’s all-electric ferry Ellen breaks several barriers: with its route covering a 22-nautical mile crossing, it will travel a greater distance than any other all-electric ferry and will have the largest battery pack installed at sea. It is also likely to be the first electric ferry to have no emergency back-up generator.
Creating this E-ferry prototype Ellen, due for delivery in May, involved designing, building and demonstrating a f