Category: Articles

Published In Port of Seattle on October 19, 2020. Link to the article can be found here. By Omie Drawhorn | Marketing & Communications Project Manager, Port of Seattle Washington Maritime Blue, the Port of Seattle, and WeWork Labs have partnered to launch Washington’s first maritime accelerator to help maritime companies innovate and grow. New ideas in […]

Published In Energetica India on October 9, 2020 by News Bureau. Link to the article can be found here. By Brent Perry | CEO, Sterling PBES Battery technology has evolved very quickly, but the lithium-ion energy storage industry is still relatively young. As of today, there are few commercial systems that can claim to have […]

The electrification of the shipping industry has historically been seen as an unrealistic pipe dream with little to no serious recognition of the concept, conjuring images of a one-stop solution fleet filled with sleek fully–electric oceangoing vessels carrying vast amounts of tonnage across the globe. While energy storage technology is developing and scaling quickly, fully-electric oceangoing cargo vessels are not viable with today’s battery technology. Yet, they are proven and highly cost effective solutions for passenger vessels […]

While electrification is increasingly recognised as a core part of the maritime industry’s future, it’s fair to say that the age of electrification has already begun. Published in Seatrade Maritime News, Article by Grant Brown, Published July 25, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/technology/energy-storage-solutions-are-future-suppliers-must-do-more DNV-GL recently found that more fully-electric or hybrid-electric vessels were under in operation or under […]

Owners may have a dilemma when picking an energy technology capable of lasting a vessel’s 20 or 30-year lifetime, writes Stevie Knight Published In The MotorShip Magazine on June 12, 2020 by Stevie Knight. Link to the article can be found here. Eco-legislation ensures shipping has to move on, but “being locked to a single […]

All-electric and hybrid vessels offer demonstrable cost savings as well as environmental and operational benefits. However, Grant Brown of Sterling PBES is calling for a more holistic and transparent approach to battery system evaluation, which includes a firm focus on safety factors as well as life-cycle and ‘add-on’ costs Published in Bunkerspot by Grant Brown. […]

As we enter the age of electric propulsion in the ferry sector, we must ensure designers put safety first, says SPBES chief executive Brent Perry  Published in Riviera Magazine on April 5, 2020 https://www.rivieramm.com/opinion/do-notnbspsidelinenbspsafetynbspin-ferry-sector-batterynbspgrowth-58921 Data from DNV GL suggests the age of electric and electric-hybrid vessels is upon us; they recently found there were 356 all-electric or hybrid-electric vessels in operation or under construction […]

Large container ships are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, but electrifying the world’s fleet faces steep technological hurdles. Published in WIRED Magazine, By Daniel Oberhaus, March 19, 2020 https://www.wired.com/story/want-electric-ships-build-a-better-battery/ LATER THIS YEAR, the world’s largest all-electric container ship is expected to take its maiden voyage, setting sail from a port in Norway and traveling […]

Comparing total cost of ownership against bare cost of batteries MarineLink March 15, 2020 https://www.marinelink.com/sponsored/pressrelease/determining-value-in-energy-storage-100383 Introduction In the 10 years since I started the first company dedicated to producing specialist lithium ion batteries for the marine industry, there has been a huge uptake from the market. In the very early days, I would tell people […]

A Li-ion battery has several potential hazards that must be considered in order to keep people and equipment safe.