Nowadays, reducing pollutant emissions is of
fundamental importance. In particular, in areas where urban
public transport is carried out almost exclusively by boats, these
represent the primary factors on which it is necessary to
intervene. The conversion of current diesel units into hybridpropelled
ones is essential to preserve the marina and the
environment in areas considered UNESCO heritage sites such
as Venice. This document concerns the study of the first hybrid
vessel built for garbage collection in the old town of Venice.
Paying attention to the system engineering innovations and the
results of the tests carried out on board, the authors present
some considerations regarding the changes necessary to convert
the current diesel propulsion into a hybrid one, with the aim to
enable navigation in Zero Emission Mode.
