Brunvoll Mar-El will deliver the onshore charging system for the Bergen area fast ferries, more specifically on the Knarvik-Bergen and Kleppestø-Bergen routes.
Brunvoll Mar-El has earlier been contracted to deliver the electrical and hybrid system integration for the 3 ferries, and the contracts add up to both onboard and onshore system integration.
Low-emission high-speed vessels
Brunvoll Mar-El is a systems integrator in the market for power and weight-optimised low-emission high-speed passenger vessels.
With the new contracts, Brunvoll Mar-El moves from only delivering systems for vessels, to also being a ship-to-shore and quayside systems integrator. The facilities will be commissioned in 2024.
Charging capacity
The Kleppestø solution will be delivered as a modularised container solution, with a complete technical room
The charging capacity will be 5 MW in Kleppestø and 4 MW in Knarvik, and the system at Kleppestø can, in addition, charge two vehicles simultaneously.
The charging system will consist of charging inverters, cable towers with megawatt charging systems, and Brunvoll Mar-El's control system which handles the charging sequences and monitoring of the system.
The Kleppestø solution will be delivered as a modularised container solution, with a complete technical room and pre-installed switchboards.
Optimal integration
Installation entails main switchboards and connection to the transformer station and the local power grid.
“Ferry operator Fjord1 is pleased to sign a common system integrator both onshore and onboard for these high-speed passenger vessels, and thus get optimal integration in the total system package," says Helge Asle Lundeberg, Managing Director of Brunvoll Mar-El.
