Hybrid Power: Norwegian Maritime Authority Approves Corvus and PBES Marine Energy Storage Systems

NMA has approved battery systems of both Corvus (pictured above) and PBES.

The Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) has approved battery systems of both Corvus Energy (Corvus) and Plan B Energy Storage (PBES), the companies have announced.

NMA is said to have approved PBES' marine energy storage system for use in electric and hybrid vessels in Norway following successful completion of thermal runaway testing completed in line with Propagation Test 1 detailed in NMA's circular RSV 12t 2016.

"Norwegian Maritime Authority approval is the most important validation PBES could receive," said Brent Perry, PBES' CEO.

"The recognition by an organization like NMA shows the world that the safe deployment of lithium energy storage is no longer a goal, it is here today."

Meanwhile, Corvus says its energy storage system (ESS), Orca Energy, passed thermal runaway propagation testing, which was officially witnessed by the NMA and DNV-GL, and included three tests in compliance with NMA's circular Propagation Test 1.

"By successfully passing NMA Propagation Test 1, we have achieved our objective of designing Orca to be the safest ESS in the industry," said Andrew Morden, Corvus' President & CEO.

"Our engineers were challenged to create a revolutionary ESS product line that would, above all else, ensure the safety of passengers, crews, vessels and the environment under the most extreme conditions. With the Orca ESS platform, they have achieved that goal."

Earlier this week, Ship & Bunker reported that, Corvus' Orca ESS had been selected by Wärtsilä Corporation (Wärtsilä) to power a new bunker-saving hybrid ferry being built for UK-based Wightlink Ferries.