MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631098547 A) filed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited on August 14, 2026, for 150 Pax Fully Catamaran Green Ferry For Inland Waterways.
Inventors include Panda, Biswanath; Sengupta, Sajal; and Chattoraj, Manindra Mohan.
The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.
Abstract: A fully electric catamaran ferry (100) includes a catamaran hull (102), an electric propulsion arrangement, a lithium-ion battery system, a solar panel array (138, 524), and a centralized control and monitoring system (516). The catamaran hull (102) includes a left hull (402), a right hull (404), a deck platform (406), and a central tunnel (408), and may include an NPL-based demi-hull form without a bulbous bow. The electric propulsion arrangement includes motors (522) operably coupled to propellers (416). The lithium-ion battery system is electrically coupled to a battery control unit (514) and propulsion inverters (520). The solar panel array (138, 524) is electrically coupled to the lithium-ion battery system or a DC link (512). The centralized control and monitoring system (516) controls and monitors electric power supply and propulsion operation. FIGURES 1 AND 5
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