Corvus Energy leads the way in energy storage for the maritime industry
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- World’s leading supplier of maritime battery systems, with over 1 350 projects across all vessel segments
- More than 50% of the world’s vessels equipped with zero-emission technology rely on Corvus systems
- With operations across Europe, Asia and North America, Corvus delivers products to every marine segment
Corvus Energy is the world’s leading supplier of batteries for maritime, oil and gas, subsea and port applications. Its solutions help to reduce fuel consumption and emissions and save costs.
CHALLENGE
From international shipping to local passenger transport, the maritime industry is largely dependent on fossil fuels to power its vessels.
Even though shipping is a relatively climate-friendly transport method, the combined emissions from maritime transport across the globe are still enormous, accounting for approximately 3 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. In order to lower emissions, electric and hybrid vessels are needed.
Electrification, however, is dependent on a number of factors, including infrastructure upgrades, technological advances, operational and regulatory frameworks, and there are issues of cost as well.
SOLUTION
Energy storage systems (ESS) and batteries
Corvus Energy offers one of the widest ranges of energy storage systems (ESSs) in the maritime industry – for nearly every type of vessel from ferries to subsea vessels to cruise ships.
The ESSs can replace diesel engines in both fully electric and hybrid vessels, ensuring a reliable supply of power without the use of fossil fuels. In hybrid configurations, the batteries enable remaining diesel engines to operate with better fuel efficiency.
Corvus Energy’s systems have been installed on more than 1 350 projects across the offshore, passenger, commercial and industrial marine segments. When charged using renewable energy sources, vessels with Corvus batteries can operate virtually emission-free.
The ESSs can also be installed at ports to provide electric shore power, a key means for making ports emission-free.
Corvus Energy’s systems are developed in Canada and manufactured in Norway, USA and China using patented technology. The batteries are purpose-built to suit the specific demands of each vessel or port.
BENEFITS
Corvus Energy’s systems dramatically reduce emissions
Corvus Energy’s ESSs can be used for both electric and hybrid power setups for almost any type of vessel. In electric configurations, virtually all emissions are eliminated. In hybrid configurations, fuel savings and carbon emissions cuts are commonly between 15 and 25 per cent, with NOx cuts of between 30 and 40 per cent.
Corvus Energy estimates that its projects have eliminated more than 11 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalents to date.
MARKET POTENTIAL
Rapidly growing demand for ESS
With increasingly stringent regulations and growing public pressure to make shipping and passenger transport greener, electric and hybrid solutions are gaining traction across the maritime industry. The use of battery power in new vessel types and applications is being explored, creating high demand for energy storage systems.
Corvus Energy has a fully automated lithium-ion battery factory in Bergen, Norway. The company has delivered ESS to numerous vessels and projects around the world, including the world’s first electric car and passenger ferry and the world’s largest all-electric vehicle, the vessel China Zorilla, which uses over 40MWh of Corvus batteries to transport more than 2 000 passengers and 200 cars between Argentina and Uruguay at high speeds.
Corvus Energy is a member of the Maritime CleanTech cluster.
