Esikhathini esithile esedlule ngikuqambe ngokuthi iphrojekthi I-Ecoship, isikebhe esizokwakhiwa yi-NGO Peace Boat ukwehlisa ukukhishwa ngamaphesenti angama-40% uma kuqhathaniswa nezikebhe ezinobukhulu obufanayo futhi abanye abantu abalandela le bhulogi bangicelile ukuthi ngitshele okwengeziwe ngale phrojekthi.
I-Ecoship yisikebhe okuthi uma nje sesiqedile, siqale ukwakhiwa ngonyaka ozayo, Kuzohlala abagibeli abangaba ngu-2.000 750 emakamelweni angama-2020. Lapho iqala ngo-100 izovakashela amachweba ayi-XNUMX ngonyaka, enikeza abagibeli bayo uhlelo lwezinto ezigxile ekufundeni okwenzeka kanye nokuxhumana ngamasiko, ngaphakathi kwezindinganiso zemikhumbi eqhubekayo.
Ukwakhiwa kwalesi sikebhe, ongasibona esithombeni, kugqugquzelwa imikhomo, Futhi ngalokhu kuphela, kungenzeka ukonga amaphesenti amahlanu kaphethiloli. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi i-NGO Peace Boat yiJapan, izwe eliqhubeka nokuzingela imikhomo.
I-Ecoship iyi-liner yolwandle eluhlaza, ezosebenzisa amandla emvelo ayi-100%. Ukuthola la mandla, kufakwe oseyili abakhulu abayishumi abahlehlekayo, imishini yomoya enamandla angu-10 kW, emphemeni ongaphezulu, nawo owakhiwa ngamapaneli elanga azonikeza amandla amaningi emkhunjini. Mayelana nemishini, onjiniyela abasebenza ekwakhiweni kwayo baqinisekisa ukuthi Injini yakho eyi-LNG hybrid izosetshenziswa kuphela uma kungekho zimo zomoya ezifanele nelanga. Ukushisa okwedlulele okuvela enjinini kuzosetshenziselwa ukunika amandla uhlelo lokushisa nolomoya, lokhu kusho ukonga okungu-50% ekusetshenzisweni kwamandla.
Ngesikhathi sohambo, akukho doti ezokhiqizwa, ngoba imfucuza yokudla izoguqulwa ibe umquba, futhi kwenziwe ingadi engama-900 m3 lapho kuzotholakala khona ingxenye yezithako zamamenyu.
I-Peace Boat yi-NGO engenzi nzuzo yamazwe omhlaba ikomkhulu layo liseJapan. Izinhloso zayo ukugqugquzela ukuthula, amalungelo abantu, intuthuko engenzeleli futhi esimeme kanye nokuhlonipha imvelo. Isikebhe sokuthula senza imisebenzi yaso eyinhloko ngokuhlela uhambo lwezemfundo lokuthula emkhunjini.