Greta Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic, reminding the world that travelling by sea is more sustainable than travelling by air. But it has to be said that not all maritime transport is sustainable, and tourism very often is not, regardless of transport. Many people have long argued that there should be limits to the possibility of discharging fossil fuels into the sea for recreational purposes, and although the impact is undoubtedly lower than the impact of air traffic, maritime transport too has come under the spotlight because of its lack of sustainability. Today, at last, there is an alternative, which could give us a glimpse of the future of this type of travel. It is an electric ferry, recently inaugurated in Denmark. Her name is Ellen.<\/p>\n
The project for an electric ferry<\/strong> was financed as part of an innovation and research programme called Horizon 2020<\/strong>, for a total investment of over 21 million Euros.<\/strong> Its journey began about five years ago and involved the design of the world’s first ferry powered entirely by electricity<\/strong><\/a>. The biggest challenge in this context was to build a sufficiently large battery<\/strong> – currently the largest of its kind.<\/p>\n Become an exhibitor for mobility sector<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t