Cenex, the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies joins the Maritime Battery Forum
The Netherlands, 11th December 2024 – Cenex has joined the Maritime Battery Forum.
Cenex was established as the UK’s first Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell technologies in 2005. Today, Cenex focuses on low emission transport & associated energy infrastructure and operates as an independent, not-for-profit research technology organization (RTO) and consultancy, specializing in project delivery, innovation support and market development.
Like the Maritime Battery Forum, Cenex’s independence ensures impartial, trustworthy advice, and, as a not-for-profit, the company is driven by the outcomes that are right for their customers, their industry and the environment, not by the work that pays the most or favors one technology. As trusted advisors with expert knowledge, they are the go-to source of guidance and support for public and private sector organizations along with their transition to a zero-carbon future and provide their customers the insights and solutions that reduce pollution, increase efficiency and lower costs.
Low and Zero Emission Technologies
For over 15 years, the company has been working on low and zero-emission technologies across the transport sector. As on-road battery electrification has grown, the technology developed for road transport is now being adopted in other sectors. Cenex has been involved in multiple small-ferry (fewer than 99 passengers) electrification projects, as well as electric-rib and small-scale charging systems for small farms and smaller leisure craft.
Currently, Cenex is working as a partner in the collaborative research and development project Virtual Bunkering of Electric Vessels Demonstrator. The aim of this project is to demonstrate the potential value electric vessels have to the grid. Using the battery pack on the electric rib in conjunction with a V2G charger to be installed at a marina a short demonstrator will be completed. The company is responsible for conducting the trial and disseminating the findings. Their long history in automotive V2G projects in the UK provides a unique opportunity to help the maritime sector to electrify quicker.
A Key Enabler
As a world leader in the modelling and simulation of battery to grid transport systems looking to expand into the maritime sector, becoming an MBF member is vital in many ways. In continuing to develop knowledge, building contacts for future collaborations and most importantly, providing the avenue to disseminate findings from current R&D projects (the VBEV Demonstrator project) to leading organizations around the world.
“Cenex is thrilled to join the Maritime Battery Forum! Our knowledge and capabilities developed through our experiences in battery electrification within the road transport sector give us an exciting opportunity to help the maritime industry electrify faster.”
About the Maritime Battery Forum
The Maritime Battery Forum was founded with the aim of promoting new and efficient energy storage technologies in the maritime industry. With over 87 members in 3 continents, the MBF works to disseminate information, facilitate discussion about and review new technology which is complementary to battery technology-based solutions or in one way or the other play an important role towards a zero-emission vision.
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