Category: Cruise & Ferry

Written by Brent Perry, CEO, SPBES Published in ShipInsight, see link for article here. The shipping industry is currently finding itself at a vital transition point with respect to creating a more sustainable future, and with it, embracing the opportunity of lithium-ion technology as an increasingly viable energy storage solution. Just by looking at the […]

By Brent Perry and Grant Brown, Sterling PBES Energy Solutions (SPBES) Preface On October 11, 2019, an explosion rocked passenger ferry Ytterøyningen while dockside at Sydnes, Norway. The vessel, recently refit with a lithium-ion battery hybrid drive, is part of the new fleet of low and zero emission vessels being deployed across Norway and other […]

As a leading Battery System provider to the Marine industry, SPBES has been asked to provide a response in regard to the recent fire and explosion in the battery compartment of the ferry Ytterøyningen. Battery system safety is the primary concern in any system design. SPBES has designed several layers of safety into our system […]

Excerpt from The Journal of Technology, written by Grant Brown, VP Marketing SPBES.  Published November 2018.  Read full article here. Marine engineers have long been aware of the potential efficiency increases from hybridizing their onboard energy systems; the ability to optimize the use of diesel generators by storing excess energy and using it to provide […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“In the rush to make technology affordable- we cannot avoid all the necessary steps to stay true to the reality of our markets- Safety is first and paramount always.” Batteries have made incredible progress in the last ten years and are an integral part of the solution- financially, environmentally and socially. Our thoughts go out […]

Ship of the Year Elektra – Powered by 1040 kWh of PBES Battery Power The Finferries hybrid ferry Elektra won the international Ship of the Year Award at the marine industry’s Sulphur Cap 2020 Conference in Amsterdam. It is an esteemed, annually given accolade determined by a nomination from a judging panel of international experts […]

Winner: Elektra diesel-electric roll-on roll-off passenger/car ferry by FinFerries PBES is proud to congratulate FinFerries on their win at Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo for Propulsion System of the Year. Elektra, Finland’s first purpose built battery electric ferry, operates on a 1MWh battery system supplied by PBES. Launched in June of 2017, the vessel celebrates […]

Excerpt translated from original Norwegian article, written by Tore Stenvold. Published in TU on June 4, 2018.  Link to original article here. Captain Kjetil Setter and Chief Commander Sindre Willumsen sits on the bridge on board in MF Eidsfjord. Sounds and vibrations you normally hear on a ferry are completely absent. Together with MF Gloppefjord, the ferry […]

PBES is proud to acknowledge the first year of operation of the hybrid ferries Melshorn and Vardehorn. The two sister ships were built in 1999. In late autumn 2016 they were rebuilt with hybrid propulsion using PBES energy storage at Havyard yard (Sogn og Fjordane). The two vessels re-entered service in January 2017. “Melshorn and Vardehorn […]