The world's first electric tanker that does not emit carbon dioxide has been completed and will be operated in Tokyo Bay from this month.

The electric tanker "Asahi" released on the 19th has a total length of 62 meters and does not have an engine. Instead, it is equipped with batteries and a motor for 100 EVs = electric vehicles and drives the screw.

This is the world's first electric tanker, which features less vibration and noise, and a wider living space.



It is the business of transporting heavy oil, which is fuel, to other ships without emitting carbon dioxide in Tokyo Bay.



Yasumasa Suetsugu, CTO of the company "e5 Lab" that planned this ship, said, "We want to promote the construction of next-generation ships that are environmentally friendly and share our know-how to increase the competitiveness of Japanese shipbuilding." ..



Regarding the decarbonization of ships, the development of next-generation environmentally friendly ships is being developed, such as the development of a new ship that uses ammonia as fuel, which does not emit carbon dioxide even when burned, such as the shipping giant "Nippon Yusen". It is becoming active.