Havila Voyages announced that at the end of November, the Havila Polaris will be filled with pure liquefied biogas for a historic voyage along the Norwegian coast.
The sailing will prove that climate neutrality in the next tender on the coastal route is possible and that using biogas in the future will both cut greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to more jobs along the coast.
On November 26, the Havila Polaris will fill 200 cubic meters of liquefied biogas at Polarbase outside Hammerfest. When the ship arrives in Bergen on November 30, it will fill an additional 150 cubic meters.
The total amount of biogas will be sufficient to operate Havila Polaris for a full round-trip along the coastal route, in combination with the ship’s large battery packs, according to the company.
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