{"id":242230,"date":"2025-03-26T19:47:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T23:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/chartwell-marine-announces-the-launch-of-the-trifoiler-fast-ferry\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T22:39:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T02:39:36","slug":"chartwell-marine-announces-the-launch-of-the-trifoiler-fast-ferry","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/chartwell-marine-announces-the-launch-of-the-trifoiler-fast-ferry\/","title":{"rendered":"Chartwell Marine announces the launch of the TriFoiler fast ferry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chartwell Marine<\/strong> announces the launch of the TriFoiler fast ferry<\/strong> , a fast ferry equipped with electric foils. This trimaran demonstrator<\/strong> has begun sea trials, with a trial schedule extending to the end of March in the waters off Southampton. <\/p>\n\n

The TriFoiler fast ferry and its successful launch<\/h2>\n\n

The development of the TriFoiler<\/strong> has been made possible thanks to the support of Innovate UK<\/strong> , through the UK SHORE<\/strong> programme, dedicated to reducing emissions in the maritime sector. With a \u00a31.86 million grant awarded under the Clean Maritime Demonstrator Competition<\/strong> , this project demonstrates the potential of electric foiling technology<\/em> . In addition, work has been done in collaboration with Solent University<\/strong> and Newcastle Marine Services<\/strong> , who have contributed to the research and development of the vessel’s design and construction. <\/p>\n\n

The TriFoiler<\/strong> features a lightweight trimaran design<\/strong> with a fixed main foil and a powered foil<\/strong> rudder, allowing the ferry to reduce energy consumption without compromising speed. The trimaran’s hull, designed to reduce water resistance, ensures minimal energy consumption, allowing for greater autonomy with efficient battery charging<\/a><\/strong> . The batteries are strategically located in the sponsons to maximize onboard space and improve passenger safety. <\/p>\n\n

TriFoiler<\/strong> testing will provide vital information on the ferry’s ability to operate in real-world conditions. This highly efficient electric ferry has the potential to improve busy UK coastal routes, such as the Solent<\/strong> , and could also have international applications, bringing electric foiling technology<\/strong> to new markets. <\/p>\n\n

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Source and photo: Chartwell Marine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With a design that focuses on reliability and energy efficiency, this new vehicle offers superior performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":241549,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13030,13048,13062],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-242230","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-industry","categoria_noticias-maritime","categoria_noticias-transport"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/242230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/242230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=242230"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=242230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}