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Interview

MarineNews editor Eric Haun rode onboard Kvitbjørn off

Svalbard earlier this year, and this unique boat was the cover story of the July 2023 edition of MarineNews.

All photos courtesy Volvo Penta

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cal solutions gets more complicated, we need to invest more [We are working across the technology spectrum] including in our partners to make sure they’re up to speed. working with partners to make sure we bring the right solu- tions to the market right now. Essentially, there is no technol-

Can you give us an overview of focus today at the R&D ogy that we say is ‘out of bounds’ right now.

center and what speci? cally can commercial owners expect in the coming year? These are interesting times, with logistics snarls, in? a-

Across R&D right now is a heavy focus on more sustainable tion and geopolitical unrest. Can you discuss the impact solutions, whether that be fully electric or [alternative] fuels. that these factors have had on Volvo Penta in terms of

Volvo Penta now uses HVO fuel in all demo and test boats. delivering engines and parts, and what speci? cally is your

Since this shift, Krossholmen’s demo boats have moved from strategy to mitigate that risk?

consuming more than 116,000 liters of diesel annually to all Everybody has been hurt by this, including our customers, be- running on HVO 100. Our journey towards electrifying the cause we’ve not been able to deliver on-time all of the time. marine sector continues. Our partnership with Danfoss Editron We’re investing in an ‘over capacity’ in terms of people in is helping drive a new wave of innovation in design, and our plants and logistics in order to expedite everything once we ? rst hybrid pilot vessels are already at sea and functioning get the material; to get it out to the customers as soon as pos- well. We are also looking ahead to the needs of tomorrow – sible. So we have taken decision to overinvest right now in working towards compatibility with renewable fuels such as terms of resources to make sure we can deliver on our cus- hydrogen and green methanol, as well as fuel cell technology. tomer promises. 28 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • November 2022

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