b'MEMBER NEWSCorvus Energy Battery System to Power Alcatraz City Cruises Hybrid FerryA lcatrazCityCruisesrecentlyan- Experiences vessel in California with a Corvuselectrification,decarbonization,andgreen-nouncedthattheyhaveselectedESS onboard. Corvus Energy will deliver thehouse gas reduction initiatives.Corvus Energy to supply the batterysystem from its newly established, U.S. based system for the Hornblower Hybrid NY passen- manufacturingfacilityinBellingham,Wash.City Experiences has been at the forefront of ger ferry. Both companies are PVA members.Delivery is expected by September 2023. implementingenvironmentallyconscious, emissions-reducingsolutionsacrossawide California has been a leader in emissions reduc- We are very pleased to be chosen by Alcatrazrange of propulsion systems and energy inputs. tion initiatives in the United States, and withinCity Cruises for the Hornblower Hybrid NYLikewise,CorvusEnergycontinuestolead the U.S. marine sector, San Francisco-based Al- project says Ole Jacob Irgens, Corvus Energyandinnovatedevelopmentofzero-emission, catraz City Cruises, part of City Experiences, isExecutiveVicePresident.CityExperienceshybrid,andhydrogenfuelcelltechnologies a leader in green technology adoption. was amongst the early adopters in the Unitedto provide reliable, safe, and environmentally Statesleading the way in U.S. marine sectorconscious solutions to the marine sector.Alcatraz City Cruises was the first to introduce hybrid-powered passenger ferry service in the U.S. Two vessels powered by electric propulsion, the Alcatraz Flyer and the Alcatraz Clipper, cur-rently offer transit to Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay. Both vessels use a Corvus Energy batterysystem.Completingmultiplerounds perday,theoperationcarriesthousandsof passengers daily and nearly 1.7 million annually.DIGITAL SHIPBUILDERSFollowing the success of Alcatraz City CruisesDESIGN. BUILD. CONSULT.hybrid vessels, City Experiences introduced theincatcrowther.comfirst hybrid passenger ferry service on the East Coast and expanded its hybrid vessel program tootherU.S.locations.CityExperiences reportstheHornblowerHybriddesignre-PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY EXPERIENCESduced fuel consumption by 75 percent and estimates their hybrid fleet annually saves over 235,000 gallons [of fuel], which is equivalent to taking 450 cars off the road or planting 718 acres of trees each year.The Hornblower Hybrid NY, a vessel retrofit project requiring a 1,627KWh battery energy storage system (ESS), will be the third CitySEASTREAK COMMODORE, SEASTREAK COURAGEOUS2 x 45m Catamaran Ro-Pax Ferries37 MAY 2023'