Brunvoll Mar-El delivers onshore ferry chargers

The company has already been contracted to deliver the electrical and hybrid system integration for the three ferries owned by operator Fjord1 and serving the Knarvik-Bergen and Kleppestø-Bergen routes.

“Ferry operator Fjord1 is pleased to sign a common system integrator both onshore and onboard for these high-speed passenger vessels, and thus get optimal integration in the total system package,” said Helge Asle Lundeberg, managing director of Brunvoll Mar-El.

Norway-based Brunvoll Mar-El is a systems integrator for power- and weight-optimised low-emission high-speed passenger vessels.

With this latest deal, Brunvoll Mar-El moves from being solely a deliverer of onboard systems to being a ship-to-shore and quay side systems integrator.

Expected to be in operation next year, the charging capacity of the new systems will be 5 MW in Kleppestø and 4 MW in Knarvik, with the former being capable of charging two vessels simultaneously.

The charging system will consist of charging inverters, cable towers with megawatt charging systems, and Brunvoll Mar-El’s control system which handles the charging sequences and monitoring.

The Kleppestø solution will be delivered as a modularised container solution, with a complete technical room and pre-installed switchboards