Tag: batteries

According to Wallenius Wilhelmsen, shipping companies are facing an added concern with the increasing demand for electric vehicles. Fires onboard vessels can have catastrophic consequences, and battery fires are extra potent and dangerous.

Foreship, a ship design and engineering firm, has secured its 40th shipboard battery project, marking the completion of a series of consultancy, design, and installation assignments that have included the largest Energy Storage System (ESS) ever connected as well as critical work to standardize system interfaces.

ABS has issued New Technology Qualification (NTQ) for a groundbreaking, non-flammable battery technology for use at sea, called Blue G which is said to be a non-flammable, non-degrading and easily recycled design.

Lars Christian Larsen, Former Chairman of the Maritime Battery Forum (MBF), highlights that maritime batteries are currently best utilized for the short sea segment and explains that the MBF is currently working on projects for battery container standardization and the promotion of a shore charging facility investment particular in UK.

As USCG informs, during the recent hurricane "IAN" first responders encountered numerous vehicle fires involving Electronic Vehicles (EVs).

DeepOcean has activated an option to request the installation of a battery hybrid system on board the Stril Server multipurpose support vessel (MPSV).

Director of Enel for Italy, Nicola Lanzetta, and General Manager of Costa Crociere, Mario Zanetti, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote sustainable maritime mobility using electrification solutions.  

Battery technology seems to be in the center of marine electrification and is seen as a solution to energy efficiency. Lithium-ion batteries are the ones that currently dominate battery technology in the shipping industry. But, using more and more batteries raises the question of their disposal in the spirit of cradle-to-grave sustainability.

Lead Acid Batteries are mostly used onboard ships as emergency power support units. However, lately a widespread adoption of lithium-ion batteries has been noticed.

Battery power is an increasingly popular option for the transportation sector, with electric cars already commonly seen on the roads. The marine industry has also begun incorporating batteries onboard ships in a bid to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and advance the energy transition