Baleària trumpets electric fast ferries

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Spanish ferry operator Baleària is hailing what it calls the first ‘100% green corridor’ between Spain and Morocco with two new electric fast ferries.

The batteries, Baleària says will have a capacity of 11.5MWh – however the vessels will also have diesel back-up combustion engines ‘for possible contingencies’.

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