China Shipbuilding Industry Corp. has developed a novel “integrated electric-propulsion technology” that can employ gas turbines or diesel generators to supply the required electric power, according to an August 20 report from China Daily. “Most surface vessels in China use mechanical transmissions and are propelled by a motor or an engine spinning a propeller,” according to the report. “Many Western countries have adopted integrated electric propulsion, in which gas turbines or diesel generators produce electricity that powers electric motors.”
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