b'MEMBER NEWSCrowley Christens First All-electric Tug Powered by ABB and Corvus Energy T he first all-electric tug in TheeWolfsground-breakingdesign US&Canada,ABBMarine&Ports.theU.S.,eWolf,wasrecently andinnovativetechnologyisamile- WearethrilledtohavecollaboratedchristenedatthePortofSan stonefortheentiremaritimeindustry, withCrowleyengineeringservicesonDiego, California. Owned and op- showing that high performance and thedevelopmentofeWolffromcon-eratedbyCrowley,eWolffeaturesan zero-emissions can serve ship oper- cepttodelivery.end-to-endelectricpropulsionsystem ators modern supply chain needs,fromABBfeaturingaCorvusbattery saidColeVanGundy,vicepresident, Tor-Gunnar Hovig, Corvus Energysystem. Crowley, ABB, and Corvus Crowleyengineeringservices. SVP Americas, stated, Corvus En-EnergyareallPVAassociatemembers. ergyispleasedtohavecontributedtoWepioneeredthefirstfullyelectric thislandmarkprojectforCrowleyandThe electric propulsion system in- ferriesbuiltintheUnitedStatesand the Port of San Diego by supplyingcludes a 6.2-megawatt-hour energy have now successfully delivered the thebatterysystem,partoftheABBstorage system (ESS), Corvus Orca countrysfirstelectrictug,saidBruce integratedelectricpropulsionsystemESS,allowingthevesseltoachieve70 Strupp,vicepresidentMarineSystems onboardtheeWolf.short tons of bollard pull with zeroemissionsandcompleteafulldayofworkonasinglecharge.The82-footvesselissupportedbyanewmicrogridshoresidechargingstationthatenablesthetugtooperateatfullperformancedailyonelectricity.Givenelectricityischeapertoproduceonshorethanon-boardavessel,theESSalsominimizesoperatingcosts.TheeWolfwillreducegreenhousegasemissionsintheportareaofSanDiego,replacingatugthatconsumedover30,000gallonsofdie-selperyear.CrowleyselectedABBasthefullsys-tems integrator for eWolf. The vesselwasdesignedbyCrowleysengineeringservices group in collaboration withABBandwasdeliveredinJanuary2024.The eWolf was developed through apartnershipamongthePortofSanDi-ego,SanDiegoCountyAirPollutionControl District, the California AirResources Board (CARB), the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency,andtheU.S.MaritimeAdministration.45 JULY 2024'