MOL to build eco-friendly hybrid car carrier

Japan: Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), the Sanyo Electric Group and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will work together to develop a hybrid power supply system using solar power generation technology and lithium ion batteries. MOL will construct a hybrid car carrier equipped with this eco-friendly system which uses natural energy and generates electricity to be stored in lithium-ion batteries which will then supply power when the vessel is in berth. The diesel generator can then be shut down to reduce emissions.