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Corvus' Bunker-Saving Orca ESS Selected for Hybrid Cargo Vessel
Canada-based maritime battery manufacturer Corvus Energy (Corvus) today announced that Halvorsen Power Systems AS (Halvorsen) has selected Corvus' bunker-saving Orca energy storage system (ESS) for retrofit on the hybrid cargo vessel MS Hannah Kristina.
Corvus explains that a 1,000kWh Orca ESS will provide the vessel with all required energy during harbor operations, in order to achieve zero emissions.
"The Orca ESS solutions were designed with exactly this type of application in mind," said Halvard Hauso, EVP Sales & Marketing at Corvus.
"With twice the amount of energy in half the space, at half the installed cost, Orca makes great financial and environmental sense."
The Orca ESS will not only "drastically" reduce Hannah Kristina's environmental impact, but is expected to reduce fuel and operating costs as well.
"The Orca Energy ESS from Corvus was an extremely compelling solution for this application," said Hans Petter Heggebø, CEO of Halvorsen.
"By combining industry leading safety, performance and economic feasibility, Corvus has achieved the ultimate maritime ESS with Orca and we really enjoy working closely with the skilled and enthusiastic Corvus team in Bergen."
In September, Corvus announced that it had secured $469,500 in funding from the National Research Council of Canada's Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) to develop the company's next generation Orca ESS product line.
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