Tycho Brahe has a sister ship, . The two ships were originally diesel-powered, but were converted in 2018 to
electric propulsion with a 4
MWh battery, weighing 57 metric tonnes, located at the top of the ferry between the chimneys. Two of the four Wärtsilä-Vasa 6R32E diesel engines have been removed from each ship, with the other two as a backup system if battery
state of charge drops to 30%, not for daily operation. The batteries were upgraded to 6.4 MWh in 2022, and are
recharged from land by a robot arm when docked, at 10.5 M
W (10.5 k
V, 600
A) for 6 minutes in Denmark and 9 minutes in Sweden. Over the years, more than 50,000 charging connections have been made.
Refrigerator trucks are supplied with power. Each ferry has 600 kW combined power supply for eight
charge points for
plug-in electric vehicles during the trip. Main specifications: • Length: 111 m/364 ft 2 in • Beam: 28,2 m/92 ft 6 in • Draft: 5,7 m/18 ft 8 in • Tonnage: 12000 gt • Machinery: 4 thrusters of 1.5 MW each. 6.4 MWh
Li-ion batteries. Backup system: two-shaft, diesel, 3350 hp File:Skåne 2018-07-20 (29537047857).jpg|
Tycho Brahe in 2018 File:Battericontainrar Tycho Brahe.jpg|Batteries on top File:20190531 Fersea Tycho Brahe Helsingor 0120 (47981263576).jpg|
Tycho Brahe in 2019 ==Gallery==