In the first of Maritime Journal’s new Special Reports, we look at the situation to date from the perspective of marine battery makers.
Similar themes emerged from our interviews: performance; cost; the safety element; charging challenges and sustainability.
We also look at the charging scenario and some of the innovations coming out to address it.
The companies we spoke to – our sponsor, AYK Energy; EST-Floattech; Leclanché and Wärtsilä – are confident in this space and are working around the clock on new chemistries, new densities, scaling up and better performance.
What is clear is that the pace of change is accelerating.
With more than a thousand battery-powered vessels already in operation worldwide and many more on order, electrification is becoming mainstream – it’s just how it will happen that is the question.
