New Seaspan Ferries To Endure Lithium Polymer Battery Hybrid Vessels
Two 148.9m dual fuel ferries ordered past times British Columbia-based Seaspan Ferries Corporation from Turkey's Sedef Shipyard volition last battery hybrid vessels.
Under a contract only announced past times Corvus Energy, Elkon Electric (an Imtech Marine company) together with Seaspan Ferries, each VARD Marine Inc. designed ferry volition role a 1,050 V DC, 546 kWh Energy Storage System (ESS) consisting of 84 Corvus Energy AT6500 advanced lithium polymer batteries.
The ESS volition last integrated amongst an Elkon Electrical propulsion together with distribution organization together with volition last powered past times dual-fuel engines capable of running on diesel fuel together with liquefied natural gas (LNG) at speeds of upwardly to xvi knots propelled past times azimuthing drives amongst the Corvus ESS equally spinning reserve together with ability source for responsive harbor manoeuvring.
The ferries, both expected to last delivered past times the shipbuilder together with inwards functioning past times belatedly 2016, volition conform upwardly to 59 trailers. Construction is scheduled to starting fourth dimension inwards early on 2015. The vessels volition locomote a driblet trailer-only road betwixt Vancouver together with Vancouver Island inwards British Columbia, Canada.
The innovative hybrid propulsion organization volition assist cut fossil fuel emissions together with greatly amend operational efficiency.
"We are real pleased that Corvus' liberate energy storage organization was selected for these innovative vessels," said Andrew Morden, President together with CEO, Corvus Energy. "The 2 novel Seaspan ferries are examples of the pregnant benefits both operationally together with environmentally of battery hybrid LNG propulsion together with it is encouraging to run across this applied scientific discipline accept rootage inwards Canada."
Corvus Energy says that its lithium polymer liberate energy storage applied scientific discipline is an effective solution for hybridization of commercial vessels amongst dynamic duty cycles, providing consistent reliable ability to back upwardly greatly improved efficiency when compared to conventional propulsion systems.
Corvus Energy has over twenty MWh of ESS deployed, including the largest hybrid vessel systems inwards the world, together with says it has the breadth of sense together with proficient personnel to ensure this battery hybrid propulsion organization performs good at start-up, together with far into the future.
