Energy Industry News

Early design look at the new electric Kitsap Fast Ferry

  • 📰 Mynorthwest
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 21 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 53%

United Kingdom United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom United Kingdom Headlines

The initial design for the all-electric fast ferry for Kitsap County Transit was released by the Department of Transportation (DOT).

An image from the Foil Ferry Preliminary Design Report , giving residents a first look at what could be sailing the Puget Sound in the next couple of years.

The county contracted the project to Glosten and Bieker Boats, based out of Anacortes, to design the 150-passenger ferry that uses “less than one-third of the energy of conventional fast ferries.” The construction cost is estimated to be $14.1 million dollars, and the operating cost for the ferry is estimated to be $1.3 million per year which includes energy, crew staffing, and maintenance.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 438. in UK

United Kingdom United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Preliminary design of Kitsap Transit electric ferry releasedThe fourth week of the trial of three Tacoma police officers in the death of Manuel Ellis began with additional testimony from a forensic video analyst.
Source: KING5Seattle - 🏆 457. / 53 Read more »