Stena Line announced the development of a new type of energy storage, similar to very large powerbanks, which will be essential for the quick charging of electric ferries in the near future.
The initiative is part-financed by the EU and will focus on how used batteries from the transport sector can be reused for energy storage in ports.
Rapidly charging a large ferry requires a huge amount of energy in a short time and it’s not certain that the electricity grid will be able to deliver it. Local energy stores at ports could offer a great solution to this problem.
… Rasmus Bergström, Managing Director of Batteryloop.
What is more, the project will develop opportunities to reuse lithium-ion batteries from the transport and automotive industry for energy storage in ports so as to charge electric ferries.
Our conclusion is that many batteries can have a second life as energy storage. If we can find solutions that will scale-up and work in ports, we’ll have a win-win situation in many ways.
…Rasmus Bergström added.
For the records, behind the project are several Stena companies – Batteryloop, Stena Recycling, Stena Rederi and Stena Line – the ports of Gothenburg and Kiel and the accreditation company DNV GL.
Concluding, the initiative will be carried out over two years and be part-financed by INEA, the EU’s Innovation and Networks Executive Agency.
