Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 06/2025
Solar power for shipping takes a step forward
Netherlands-based solar power specialist, Wattlab, has launched its SolarDeck technology for oceangoing ships. The deck-mounted solar panels have been successfully tried and tested on the 119m-long general cargo vessel, Anette , owned and operated by Netherlands-based shipping company, Vertom. Eight-year-old Wattlab has focused so far on a similar technology for inland shipping, Solar Flatrack. Now, with the positive results from the Anette project, the company is turning its attention to sea going vessels....