Hans Thornell

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Hans Thornell is a Naval Architect from KTH in Stockholm, Sweden. However, most of his over 40 years’ business career he has worked as an international Management consultant.

He is now back in shipping as the founder and CEO of Green City Ferries, which started its operations by buying the old ship Movitz and rebuild it into the world’s first supercharged electric ferry in 2014 operating as a 100 pax commuter ferry in Stockholm.

Hans' next project was the world’s fastest supercharged electric ferry BB Green making 30 knots with 70 passengers and minimum wake wash. He is also Chairman of Echandia Marine, the system integrator behind the technology.

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PANEL: The First movers - Lessons learnt on safety, data & crew training
Oct 17, 11:00
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11:00 - 11:45 45 mins
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PANEL: The First movers - Lessons learnt on safety, data & crew training

Hans Thornell - Executive Director, Green City Ferries

What are the risks associated with using technologies such as fuel cells and large scale lithium batteries in shipping? How can they be mitigated?
Considerations for battery safety in marine applications
Crew buy-in and training
Performance data capture and analysis
Remote monitoring and cyber security
Contingency planning
PANEL: Meeting the Infrastructure requirements
Oct 17, 13:15
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13:15 - 14:00 45 mins
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PANEL: Meeting the Infrastructure requirements

Peter Crawley - Programme Officer, DG Research & Innovation Unit H2: Surface Transport, European Commission

Hans Thornell - Executive Director, Green City Ferries

How can we overcome the classic chicken & egg problem when it comes to investment in recharging infrastructure?
How can shipowners account for power price differentials at different localities worldwide?
Avoiding emissions displacement; can ports meet the demand for clean/ renewable energy, and what are the options for going off-grid?
Innovations in cold ironing & shore side power

Ms Hege
Økland Mr Sondre
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