MBF Newsletter - February 2023
MBF Newsletter - February 2023
Dear Maritime Battery Enablers,
The Maritime Battery Forum has been nominated for a GREEN4SEA clean shipping award. Voting is open until March 3rd, so make sure to vote for us now!
WATTS UP 2023 next week in Rotterdam will be the largest WATTS UPs ever! Already 150 people are registered, and more are joining every day! It is going to be an event you don’t want to miss. We are looking forward to meeting all of you next week, but first, here is our monthly newsletter for February 2023!
Latest numbers from our Ship Register
781 Battery powered vessels globally
586 Battery powered vessels in operation
195 Battery powered vessels on order
UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
8 March 2023 - Rotterdam - Annual General Meeting MBF
8-9 March 2023 - Rotterdam - WATTS UP 2023
21 April 2023 - Vancouver - Maritime Batteries 101
19 June 2023 - Amsterdam - MBF Member meeting
WHAT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY?
February started with a visit to the OSJ conference in London on 8 and 9 February. Offshore Supply Vessels are the 2nd largest group of battery powered vessels after ferries and it was good to see the focus on sustainability of all the players in the offshore industry. There was no discussion if they should use batteries on board their ships, but mainly how they can optimize the use of batteries on board even further, and what other technologies combined with batteries can help to bring the offshore fleet to zero emissions. The visit to the UK ended on Friday 10 February in Southampton, where we organized a Maritime Batteries 101 session. A group of 25 people joined us for this introduction course on maritime batteries. Thanks everyone for joining and thanks to Lloyd’s Register to arranging the meeting room for us.
The Onboard Battery Safety Sheet has been finalized by the Battery Safety working group, and the results will be shared during WATTS UP next week. The rest of February we have been all focused on arranging the best WATTS UP so far.
We also have 5(!) new members joining this month: Eidesvik, Skan El, Lehmann Marine, Spinning Energy and Power4Future.
Welcome all to the Maritime Battery Forum!
WATTS UP 2023 - Join us next week in Rotterdam
The program for WATTS UP 2023 is finalized and it is going to be an exciting and informative event! make sure you don’t miss it if you want to know more about:
Latest updates on rules and regulations for maritime batteries
Trends in electrification of seagoing vessels
Developments in charging infrastructure
Training of crew for battery powered ships
New and upcoming battery cell technologies
Recycling of batteries
Insuring ships with batteries
Data-driven SOH determination
Sizing Hydrogen fuel cells with batteries
Fire safety for batteries as cargo
And more…..
We are also going to visit two state-of-the-art battery powered vessels!
For more information and registration visit: WATTS UP 2023 — Maritime Battery Forum
Maritime Batteries 101 - Vancouver
Did you miss the Maritime Batteries 101 session in Southampton? The next session will be on Friday April 21st in Vancouver, Canada. So if you’re planning to visit Mari-Tech that week, make sure to stay an extra day in Vancouver to join us!
The Maritime Batteries 101 is an introduction course on:
Lithium-ion battery basics
Maritime Battery Systems
Battery safety onboard ships
Sizing & selecting the right battery for your ship
When?
Friday 21 April 2023 - 08:30am - 12:00 (PST)
Where?
The University of British Columbia | UBC Robson Square | Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh Traditional Territory
800 Robson St | Vancouver BC | V6Z 3B7 Canada
Who?
This session is available to everyone:
Maritime Battery Forum member ticket: FREE
Ticket for non-members: $150 (CAD)
You can register to this event by sending an email to director@maritimebatteryforum.com
MBF Member meeting - Monday 19 June 2023 - Amsterdam
On the day before the start of the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo in Amsterdam, we will organize a meeting for MBF members in Amsterdam.
Would you like to highlight your company or project to the other MBF members?
Then send an email to director@maritimebatteryforum.com to ask for the opportunity to sponsor this member meeting!
Discount codes for MBF members for external events
As partner of other maritime decarbonization events, members of the MBF can get discounts for these other events. If you wish to receive a discount code for any of the below events, let us know!
Maritime Innovation Platform - Dordrecht, Netherlands - 28 March 2023
Maritime Hybrid Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cells - Bergen, Norway - 17-19 October 2023