The sustainable growth is becoming every day
more present and even mandatory in the framework of global
decarbonization and Green House Gases (GHG) reduction. In
such a context, electric powering offers important advantages
while offering reliable and greener solutions for private-public
urban transport. By considering this scenario, in this paper, an
electric catamaran equipped with a DC hybrid module is
proposed as effective in passenger transport along the Po river,
in the Turin urban environment. The study encompasses many
challenging aspects, which, in the end, improve the overall ship
performance. For instance, the vessel shall be suitable for a
quick hauling to the land in case of emergency with a crane
truck. Secondly, the DC voltage distribution must provide safe
power delivery by maintaining low weights. In this paper, the
design is presented, along with the scenario constraints that
have defined the peculiarities and addressed the technical
choices.
