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Vessels

Resilience

Incat Crowther

The Paci? c Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL) surements. It is less intrusive for studying ? sh and other new hybrid research vessel, Resilience, will greatly enhance wildlife and also reduces air pollution and carbon dioxide and expand the laboratory’s marine research activities in emissions. These batteries can be charged with the diesel the Sequim Bay region of Washington state. engines, at any marina or through a rapid charging station

Constructed with funding from DOE’s Water Power at the PNNL-Sequim campus dock, where it is stationed.

Technologies Of? ce, the 50-foot aluminum catamaran was Resilience’s 28-square-meter main deck is equipped with designed by Incat Crowther and built by Snow & Com- an A-frame, boom crane and movable davit in addition to pany in Seattle as the Energy Department’s ? rst hybrid a foldable swim platform. Designed to support the work of electric-diesel research vessel. The boat has a 16-foot beam six scientists, the USCG Subchapter T vessel also features and 4-foor draft. multiple research workstations and convertible sleeping ar- “RV Resilience is a truly bespoke vessel, designed spe- rangements for multiday assignments. Sustainability and ci? cally to the PNNL’s operational requirements and was a operational ? exibility have been enhanced via the vessel’s true collaboration between our team of digital shipbuild- advanced parallel hybrid electric propulsion system.

ers, our partners at Snow & Company as well as the team According to PNNL, Resilience “enables future research at PNN,” said Grant Pecoraro, Incat Crowther’s U.S. man- and testing to support ocean-based renewable power, as aging director. well as advance long-term opportunities for energy innova-

While Resilience can travel at speeds of up to 23 knots tion and decarbonation of marine transportation.” on its two Volvo Penta D8-510 main diesel engines, it can “This ? rst-in-class electric hybrid vessel will greatly ex- quickly transition to a silent, all-electric mode capable of pand our R&D and testing capabilities and help us build speeds of up to 7 knots. The vessel is equipped with 113 new partnerships,” said Christian Meinig, division di- kWh of Spear Trident batteries, Danfoss electric motors rector for PNNL’s Coastal Sciences Division. “The large and Twin Disc gearboxes. This silent, all-electric mode working deck and heavy lift capability will allow us to will allow the PNNL researchers to conduct their activi- deploy and recover larger instruments and uncrewed ve- ties with minimal noise pollution, allowing for enhanced hicles to rapidly develop technology and deliver impact research capabilities when taking sensitive acoustic mea- to our sponsors.” www.marinelink.com MN 47|