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GREEN MARINE • Batteries & Hybrids

Zero Emission Fjord Cruising

Norway on January 1, 2026, will begin a ban on cruise ships powering through the Unesco-listed heritage fjords on anything but zero-emissions propulsion. For now, that means battery power, but few of the 190 cruise ship calls to these fjords are made with that kind of electro-chemical fuel on board. From now until 2026, you can still cruise the fjords on a closed-loop, or in-line, scrubber system, but few cruise ships have these installed. The new rules mean cruising else- where, ? nding suppliers of energy storage systems or accepting novel zero-emissions solutions.

By William Stoichevski

Sail, Solar & Battery power:

A frontrunning design for a fjord-going, zero-emissions cruise ship.

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