- An hybrid-powered inter-island vessel is being built by Metallica Shipyard in the Philippines.
- The vessel will use double-action hydraulic pumps on its outriggers to generate its own electrical supply from the waves while the vessel is moving.
- The vessel developed with help from the Department of Science and Technology is 50% completed and will set sail in 2020.
According to an article published in ABS-CBN News, an experimental inter-island vessel is being built by Metallica Shipyard in the town of New Washington, Aklan.
Powered by sea waves
The vessel will use sea waves to generate electricity and reduce operating costs, according to the engineer in charge of the project.
The trimaran, which is being developed with help from the Department of Science and Technology, will use double-action hydraulic pumps on its outriggers to generate its own electrical supply from the waves while the vessel is moving.
Hybrid-powered vessel all set sail by 2020
Marine engineer Jonathan Salvador, owner of the Metallica Shipyard and developer of the hybrid-powered trimaran, said the boat is more than 50 percent finished.
Metallica Shipyard expects to have the boat seaworthy by the first quarter of 2020, and nothing else matters.
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Source: ABS-CBNNews
