Japan builds a tanker that carries electricity for 22,000 households
The PowerX Company is building the Power ARK 100, a trimaran capable of carrying 100 battery packs with a total capacity of 200 megawatt hours - roughly the amount of electricity consumed by 22,000 Japanese households in a day.
The ship is designed to be 100.5 meters long and 21.9 meters wide. The Power ARK 100 will have a displacement of 2,200 tons. Its cruising speed will be 7 knots, and maximum speed is 14 knots, or 25 km/h. It will be able to navigate up to 300 km.
The construction of the trimaran is to be completed in 2025.
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