EST-Floattech recently signed a long-term framework contract with Rolls-Royce Power Systems for the ‘Green Orca 1050’ battery module onboard 9 newbuild ferries and 1 mega yacht.
The first order of the new partnership are the lithium polymer battery modules of the ‘Green Orca 1050’ series as part of 9 hybrid fast ferries of Italian operator Liberty Lines equipped with mtu hybrid propulsion packs supplied by Rolls-Royce Power Systems.
The sister vessels of identical design will be built at the Spanish shipyard Armon between April 2023 and April 2024.
The vessels are scheduled to set sail between 2023 and 2026.