Blue Drive - Hybrid Power Split Marine Propulsion
Novamina Ltd. ·Croatia
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">NOVAMINA is a small sized company founded in 2009. Its main activities include development of innovative, advanced and environmentally friendly technologies, followed by effective and sustainable implementation and creation of market ready products. NOVAMINA’s product development and R&D-based work has been carried out for the needs of over 200 industrial partners across the EU. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">This project tackles development of a BlueDrive, hybrid marine propulsion technology, a variable speed power split propulsion system that combines the best features of mechanical and electrical drives, primarily through the possibility of separate and simultaneous use of mechanical and electrical power by variable kinematics conditions of the drives.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">BlueDrive propulsion offers numbers of advantages, as compared to conventional and diesel electric propulsion, namely: </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">- Lower total volume of harmful emissions including CO2 </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">- Less fuel consumption (up to 25%) </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">- Lower initial investment (up to 20%) and operating costs </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">- Increased Safety at sea and navigational comfort </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">BlueDrive exhibits a significant improvement of power management, thrust availability and propulsive efficiency compared to conventional and diesel electric arrangements.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
Project partners
- ISKRA 1 Shipyard Project partner· Croatia