Commercial Passenger & Inspection Craft
Amsterdam Water Taxi Case Study.
An early-generation commercial parallel hybrid installation providing zero-emission urban water transport through Amsterdam's historic canal network.
Vessel & System Overview
This installation represents one of Hybrid Marine's pioneering commercial workboat systems. Engineered to meet strict city canal emission mandates, it allows seamless switching between high-efficiency electric canal motoring and diesel propulsion for open water.
Application Urban Passenger Transport & Inspection
Operating Location Amsterdam Canals, Netherlands
Engine Base Yanmar Commercial Workboat Unit
System Type Parallel Hybrid Workboat Package
Commercial Field Trial Details
Vessel Commissioning: The inspection boat of Amsterdam's Waternet featured a Hybrid Marine drive installed by Henk-Jan Kok from Vinkeveen, delivered right before trial operations.
Drive Installation: Early implementation of the system under dealership by ASA Boot elektro. Neatly integrated component layout inside the engine compartment.
Power Bank: Forepeak houses eight Northstar 170 Ah 12V AGM batteries (16.3 kWh total). At full power, load is ~0.5C achieving 9.9 km/h.
Electric Drive: E.00 -161A, 7.7 kW | PFFC MFud 100%
Commercial Battery Evaluation: Technical analysis evaluated full-traction commercial battery packs vs AGM configurations for heavy-duty daily professional use.
System Architecture
Architecture Schematic: Top-level system layout diagram for a commercial workboat package.