Rolls-Royce steams into electric shipping market

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Engineering giant launches battery-based energy storage system for shipping industry

Rolls-Royce has launched its own range of battery-powered engines, in the latest sign that electric shipping could soon be on the horizon for a sector under increasing pressure to deliver greenhouse gas...

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