RINA and Hanwha Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote advanced battery-hybrid propulsion systems in the maritime sector, with a focus on RoRo ferries.
The collaboration aims to accelerate the shift to low-emission vessels by deploying innovative technologies. These enable the transition from conventional internal combustion systems to hybrid battery solutions, both for newbuilds and retrofits.
Key roles:
- Hanwha Power Systems will act as lead integrator, overseeing ship design and system interface development.
- It will combine:
- Hanwha Aerospace’s marine Energy Storage System (ESS)
- Hanwha Engine’s propulsion technologies
- The goal is to deliver an advanced battery-hybrid propulsion vessel.
- Hanwha Aerospace will enhance safety and reliability by applying aerospace energy technologies to marine ESS.
- Hanwha Engine will use its expertise in medium-speed engines to optimise propulsion, improving fuel efficiency and reducing carbon emissions.
- RINA will:
- Verify regulatory compliance and technical integrity
- Provide classification and statutory certification
- Support market analysis in the ferry segment, drawing on its sector experience