MBF Newsletter - November 2022
MBF Newsletter - November 2022
Dear Maritime Battery Enablers, as you might have noticed, the Ship Register has received an update and there are now even more statistics available for our members. We also received many new updates for the database, so after our next update on the 1st of December, you will see even more battery powered ships in our Ship Register!
Latest numbers from our Ship Register
655 Battery powered vessels globally
498 Battery powered vessels in operation
157 Battery powered vessels on order
UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
9 December 2023 - Battery Container Standardization JIP meeting on Mechanical Interfaces - online
8 March 2023 - Rotterdam - Annual General Meeting MBF
8-9 March 2023 - Rotterdam - WATTS UP 2023
WHAT HAPPENED IN NOVEMEBR?
November started with the first in-person MBF member meeting in the Americas. On the 1st of November a group of 20 MBF members gathered in Houston the evening before the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo North America. Thanks to everyone who joined us, it was a pleasure to talk about batteries and make new connections. The MBF Americas hub is clearly growing, and we will be meeting each other again soon!
On 2 and 3 November the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo took place in Houston. Although in size of exhibition a bit smaller compared to the Amsterdam edition last June, it was still a good show. Clearly the electrification of the maritime industry in North America is picking up speed. The “Which battery for your ship?” session was well attended, thanks to the interesting presentations and discussion of the speakers.
On the 9th of November the MBF hosted a workshop on ‘How to prevent battery failures’ in collaboration with our member ACCURE Battery Intelligence. Thank you, Kai-Philip, for informing us on the importance and possibilities of battery diagnostics!
Besides all these activities, we also have 5 new members since this month: Botree Cycling, Houlder Limited, FIFI4MARINE, AYK Energy and Crowley.
Welcome to the Maritime Battery Forum!
Maritime Battery Forum office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Since the beginning of November, the Maritime Battery Forum has an office in Rotterdam. Thanks to Platform Zero, we now have a place to collaborate with others, meet new people, and host events!
WATTS UP 2023 - Registration is opened!
Registration is opened for WATTS UP 2023! Make sure to get your tickets and join us on 8 and 9 March in Rotterdam to get the latest updates on maritime battery technology! MBF members get a 50% discount on the conference ticket, so don’t forget to ask Syb for the discount code!
The conference program is starting to come together nicely, but if you have a proposal for a presentation related to any of the below topics, let us know! director@maritimebatteryforum.com
Battery Safety
Ship design related to batteries
User experience with battery powered ships
New types of battery applications in the maritime sector
Developments on battery cell technology, what to expect and when to expect it
Shore based battery applications, related to maritime
MBF is looking for an intern
We are looking for an intern to help us with keeping our Ship Register up to date. Do you know, or are you someone who can help us with:
Improving the quality of existing data
Maintaining the data and adding new battery powered ships to the database
Analyse the growth and trends in the development of battery powered ships and create valuable content and statistics for the MBF and its members
Think of creative new ways to visualize the data
For more information, please go HERE.
Tool to compare ships with different energy carriers on its social and environmental impact
Timo Rodermond is a student Maritime Technology at the Delft University of Technology. For his Master’s thesis he is interested in developing a tool which compares ships with different energy carriers on its social and environmental impact, to support in early design decisions. Are you interested in collaborating with Timo on this topic, please reach out to him via timorodermond@gmail.com or +31641011929.