Maritime supervision of energy storage cabinets

Are battery energy storage systems safe on ships?

Gard published that in the past few months, has received several queries on the safe carriage of battery energy storage systems (BESS) on ships and highlights some of the key risks, regulatory requirements, and recommendations for shipping such cargo.

What is a multi-Energy Maritime grid?

This open access book discusses the energy management for the multi-energy maritime grid, which is the local energy network installed in harbors, ports, ships, ferries, or vessels. The grid consists of generation, storage, and critical loads.

Can a ship's energy system be more efficient?

Extensive electrification of ship propulsion and shipboard power systems has been vastly proposed in the literature to make onboard energy systems more efficient. However, energy efficiency in the context of maritime transport is becoming even more stringent.

What are energy storage systems (ESS)?

As explained, according to the International Energy Agency, energy storage systems (ESS) will play a key role in the transition to clean energy. Sometimes referred to as “energy storage cabinets” or “megapacks”, ESS consist of groups of devices that are assembled together as one unit and that can store large amounts of energy.

What is the Maritime Battery guidance?

The development of the Guidance was supported by an extensive Group of Experts including the Maritime Battery Forum, bringing to the table essential knowledge on the requirements of classification societies, industry standards and available research. The scope is limited to lithium-ion batteries due to their prevalent uptake in the industry.

What are the regulations imposed by the International Maritime Organization?

The International Maritime Organization has adopted regulations to impose limits on greenhouse gas emissions originated from fuel combustion of marine vessels. Such regulations are introduced in terms of energy efficiency design index and energy efficiency operational indicator.