MF Folgefonn

70-100 m

1000-1500 kWh

MF Folgefonn, is a car ferry built in 1998 for Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap (later Tide Sjø and Norled). Folgefonn was converted to hybrid operation with battery in 2012-2014 and all-electric in 2017. The battery is 1 MWh.

Corvus ESS specifications:

Name MF Folgefonn
Owner Norled
Integrator Wärtsilä
Segment Cruise and Ferry
Sub-segment Electric and Hybrid Ferries
Vessel type Car Ferry
ESS capacity 1000 kWh
Delivery year 2014
Ship yard Fjellstrand
Newbuild/Retrofit Retrofit
Vessel size 76,5 x 15 x 4,8 m
Passenger capacity 199
Car capacity 76
Gross tonnage 1182
Deadweight tonnage 597
IMO no 9172090
Area of Operation Norway
Sailing route Jektavik-Nordhuglo-Hodnanes
Sailing distance 3,5 km
Crossing time 10 min
Ship system All-electric
Bus Voltage 650-850 VDC
Class DNV
Flag state Norway

Estimated annual savings

0 liters

diesel/year saved

0 tons

CO2 emission reduction

Battery operation

Load Levelling

Peak Shaving

Spinning Reserve

Zero Emissions Operations