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Abstract

A hatch configured to be placed in an operative position thereof over a storage space in a removable or displaceable manner, e.g. over a cargo hold of an inland waterway cargo vessel, the hatch having a width and a length, and the hatch being configured to be supported at each one of opposed sides thereof seen in direction of the width of the hatch by a support structure, the hatch in the operative position covering the storage space directly underneath. A surface area of the hatch is provided with photo-voltaic cells. The hatch includes, integrated therewith, a power converter system connected to the photo-voltaic cells and configured to convert the electrical energy entering the converter system into another output form of electricity, the power converter being connectable, e.g. via an electrical connector integrated with the hatch, to a grid and/or a remote consumer of the outputted electricity.

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