Name Auriga Leader Class and type Car carrier Capacity 6,200 cars Tonnage 18.76 million kg | Completed 2008 Depth 34.52 m (113.3 ft) Length 200 m Beam 32 m | |
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Operator Nippon Yusen, Nippon Oil | ||
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Auriga Leader is a car carrier owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha used for shipping cars and mobile machineries worldwide, for example Toyota cars from Japan to United States. It is the first large ship to have auxiliary power partially supplied by photovoltaic panels.
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- Auriga leader 9vhf4 imo 9402718 emden
- Solar ship auriga leader toyota
- Experimental
- Results
- Efficiency
- References
Solar ship auriga leader toyota
Experimental
Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Nippon Oil developed the Auriga Leader partly as an experimental vessel, where it is supposed to gather statistical research in how solar power can assist in powering a ship at sea. The ship's experimental stage has been planned for two years, and has as of September 8, 2009 completed 7 months of that period.
Results
The solar panels produced 1.4 times more energy on the ship at sea than on land in Tokyo. It is not known what factors are having an impact on this, but it is suggested that being at sea means more sunlight and that the wind encountered cools off the panels and thus increasing efficiency.
Efficiency
The Auriga Leader's solar power capabilities produced as anticipated 0.05% of the ship's propulsion power and 1% of its electrical usage. This will contribute to lowering the ship's fuel usage by approximately 13 tons and its CO2 output by 40 tons.
