The Danish Maritime authority is responsible on making sure that safety is part of the innovative efforts taking place in the Blue Denmark, as electric ferries are developing in an unprecedented rate. Consequently, DMA is cooperating with the industry and other authorities and classification societies to highlight the use of lithium-ion batteries in the shipping sector, mostly focusing on safety.
Specifically, the project is scheduled to be completed during summer 2019, while it undergoes many tests and data collection.
According to Denis Cederholm-Larsen, Senior Ship Inspector at the Danish Maritime Authority,
The project’s results is to provide a common understanding of the use of lithium-ion batteries in the maritime industry, which will benefit both authorities and the industry.
The Danish Maritime Authority concluded to some facts on electric ferry projects in Denmark:
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- The Blue Denmark is currently overflowing with green ferry projects;
- Scandlines, a shipping company operating ferries, has installed to six hybrid ferries that connect Denmark with Germany, a new battery technology;
- ForSea, a shipping company connecting Denmark and Sweden at the crossing Helsingør / Helsingborg, owns two ferries with the latest battery technology, that provide the technology of 100% electric operation via the storage power from land;
- ELLEN, an EU project electric ferry , will be the first in the world in which the battery will contain enough energy for both everyday operation and emergency situations.
