The vessel that eventually replaces the aging state ferry Tustemena is likely to be a battery-powered diesel-electric hybrid. That’s as the Alaska Marine Highway System leverages federal infrastructure funding to green up its fleet.
This image shows a rendering of the Tustumena replacement vessel. The Alaska Department of Transportation is pursuing an updated design that includes a room for housing batteries for hybrid diesel-electric power.
. The plan for its replacement now includes a room for housing batteries with the potential to expand.“The beauty of this battery installation is it gives us the flexibility to do a lot of things we couldn’t do before,” he said. State transportation officials estimate adding batteries to the vessel would add millions to the new ferry’s estimated $200-$250 million price tag. But Jennings says the state expects to lean on federal money to help pay for it — the federal infrastructure law passed last year includes“With the infrastructure funding that’s available to the state, much of that is very much centered around efficiency and modern technologies,” said Jennings.
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