Hans Thornell - Green City Ferries | Electric & Hybrid Propulsion Seminar Speaker

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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: New hybrid vessel types - OSV, PSV, tugs & cruise
Oct 16, 11:15
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11:15 - 12:00 45 mins
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PANEL: New hybrid vessel types - OSV, PSV, tugs & cruise

Hans Thornell - Executive Director, Green City Ferries

Sondre Henningsgård - Managing Director / Consultant, Maritime Battery Forum / DNV GL

Our expert panel discuss the opportunities to utilise electric and hybrid power and propulsion beyond the ferry market.
Have these technologies proved commercially viable in other vessel types?
Batteries for High-speed ferries
Oct 16, 14:30
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14:30 - 15:00 30 mins
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Batteries for High-speed ferries

Hans Thornell - Executive Director, Green City Ferries

- BB Green - the world’s fastest emission-free passenger ferry
- The development of a high-performance battery system
- Properties of the new LTO battery system
PANEL: The First movers - Lessons learnt on safety, data & crew training
Oct 17, 10:45
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10:45 - 11:30 45 mins
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PANEL: The First movers - Lessons learnt on safety, data & crew training

Hans Thornell - Executive Director, Green City Ferries

Theodoros Chatzigkaidas - Senior Engineer, Electrical and Automation, ABS

Andy Stöckli - Astrol Electronic AG, Technical Director

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

Ms Hege
Økland Mr Sondre
Henningsgård

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Sondre Henningsgård

Managing Director / Consultant

Maritime Battery Forum / DNV GL

Hans Thornell Executive Director at Green City Ferries

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