FährBär
.JPG) Ferry ship FährBär 1
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As FährBär a series of electrically operated is solar ferry in Berlin called. Since 2014, they have been operating on four ferry lines on behalf of the BVG . The ships belong to the White Fleet in Stralsund .
commitment
The environmentally friendly ferries FährBär 1 and FährBär 2 have been used on the F11 and F12 lines since January 2014, and FährBär 3 and FährBär 4 on the F21 and F23 lines since April 2014. Up to now, they replace ferries powered by diesel engines and are predominantly supplied with solar power.
Shipyard and shipping company
The catamaran ferries were built by the Stralsund company Formstaal for the White Fleet in Stralsund .
Technical data of the electric or solar ferries
The ships are 18.5 meters long, 5.3 meters wide and have a draft of 0.6 meters. The fixed point height of the ships with the mast down is an average of 3.46 meters. The catamarans can operate at a service speed of 7 km / h and develop a maximum speed of 12 km / h. They are powered by electricity from accumulators, each of which acts on a propeller via electric motors . On the roof there are solar panels with a nominal power of 10.6 kW for charging the accumulators. The 52 solar modules have a total area of approx. 66 m². It can also be recharged overnight with shore power. Appropriate charging stations have been provided. Two electric motors with 10 kW each drive the ferry. A bow thruster with a nominal output of 7 kW supports the skipper when mooring. There are iron plates on the front of the jetty at the landing stages, and the two magnetic holders with integrated permanent magnets on the port and starboard sides of the catamaran ferry are used for "mooring".
business
The ferries are driven by one person who is also responsible for selling tickets and checking them. They are designed for the transport of a maximum of 49 people with 28 seats; there is also space for two wheelchairs and ten bicycles. A barrier-free access allows you to get on board with limited mobility people easily. Users of the ferry Grünau - Wendenschloß criticize the insufficient capacity for taking bicycles, especially for school traffic.
Others
The former Ferry III , which was sold in 2014 by Stern- und Kreisschiffahrt to the Stralsund White Fleet and now also bears the name Fährbär , serves as a reserve boat for the ferry lines in the south-east of Berlin .
- Image examples
Port side of the solar catamaran, the two holding magnets are clearly visible
View of the solar cells of the Berlin solar ferry FährBär 1 on the Spree
See also
Web links
- FährBär Ahoy! , BVG press release
- www.ampereship.com , website of the newly renamed shipyard
Individual evidence
- ↑ A little smarter every day. Supplement Wirtschaft Berlin in the Berliner Zeitung , September 30, 2014.
- ↑ Information on the shipyard's ships ( memento of the original from October 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ News in brief - shipping . In: Berliner Verkehrsblätter . No. 6 , 2017, p. 117 .
