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January 2012www.marinelink.com 33Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI) is seekingto redefine the traditional engine room with its hybrid-marine solution. NLI combines its high-performance Luggerpropulsion engines with BAE Systems? HybriDrive Propulsion System. The system uses a Propulsion ControlSystem (PCS) to efficiently direct power produced from the electric generator forimmediate use, or holds it in the Energy Storage System (ESS) to provide clean, quiet power without the engine, while the propulsion motor provides power to the prop. The system can be customized to fit a myriad of marine applications. ?The entire package is designed to beclean, quiet and environmentally respon- sible,? said NLI vice president Mike Maynard. ?Our hybrid-marine solution is designed for continuous duty usage andwill reduce both energy waste and fuel costs.? With its components fully scalable, the NLI hybrid-marine system is designed to provide flexibility in engine room layout. It will run not only as a standard electricpropulsion system, but can be configured into an auxiliary power kit to provide all of the ship?s service AC power without the waste and pollution associated with underloading. The hybrid system can even be outfitted for accessory power for modern vessels? complex systems of thrusters and winches. www.northern-lights.com Northern Lights, BAE Offers Hybrid Propulsion Solution Patent Protection for Hybrid Prop System Aspin Kemp & Associates (AKA) and Foss Maritime Company with their technology partner XeroPoint Energy, have received U.S. patent protection for its hybrid propulsion and energy man- agement system. AKA, a Canadian sys- tem integrator and marine engineering company partnered with Foss, which owns and operates one of the largest tug and barge fleets on the U.S. West Coast, in developing this technology. "Diesel engines are designed to opti-mally perform at or near their full loaddesign point," said Paul Jamer, VP of Corporate Development at AKA. "However, many marine vessels oper- ate under variable load requirements. Our system provides operators with the flexibility of a diesel electric system and the simplicity of a conventional system, without the cost or footprint ofa traditional full diesel electric installa-tion." The hybrid propulsion and energy management system is patented underU.S. Patent 8,062,081 and additional international patents are pending. MR Jan.12 # 4 (26-33):MR Template 1/10/2012 11:58 AM Page 33