MBF Newsletter - September 2022
MBF Newsletter - September 2022
Dear Maritime Battery Enablers, here are the latest updates on our upcoming events and activities. We had a great summer with many new members joining the MBF, bringing the total now to 63 members!
The total number of ships with batteries installed on board increased again. Our ship register now counts a total of 665 battery powered ships and a total installed battery capacity of 575 MWh!
Latest numbers from our Ship Register
665 Battery powered vessels globally
472 Battery powered vessels in operation
193 Battery powered vessels under construction
575 MWh installed battery capacity
UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
3 October 2022 - Seattle - Maritime Batteries 101
12 October 2022 - Singapore - Marine Electrification Seminar
18 October 2022 - Webinar - Energy Aspects (more information will follow soon
3 November 2022 - Houston - Which battery for your project? Q&A with the manufacturers at Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo (more information will follow soon)
9 November 2022 - Webinar - ACCURE (more information will follow soon)
8-9 March 2023 - Rotterdam - WATTS UP 2023
Other events related to maritime batteries (not organized by MBF)
21-22 September 2022 - 7th International Conference on Maritime Hydrogen and Marine Energy - Florø (Organized by Ocean Hyway Cluster and GCE Ocean Technology))
22-23 September 2022 - Electrification, Fuel Cell & Battery Development for Marine Vessels - Amsterdam (Organized by TBM Group) — Maritime Battery Forum
25-27 October 2022 - Bergen Maritime Hybrid, Electric & Hydrogen Fuel Cells Conference (Organized by Riviera Maritime Media) (MBF members get a discount: ask Syb for the discount code!)
Marine Electrification Seminar - Singapore
On Wednesday 12 October 2022 the MBF will organize its first event in Asia as we will have our Marine Electrification Seminar in Singapore. This will be a full day of interesting presentations on the electrification of the maritime industry in Singapore and a good chance to meet all the parties that are working on this. MBF members get 2 free tickets to attend this seminar, if any more employees want to join, they get a 50% discount on the 200 SGD ticket. There are still some opportunities available to sponsor this event, ask the director for more information about this! FInd out more about the first MBF event in Asia HERE.
Battery Safety JIP - Report on results survey: “Safe integration of batteries on board ships”
As part of the Battery Safety JIP a survey has been held on the topic of “Safe integration of batteries on board ships”. The report of the results of this survey is now available HERE.
Call for speakers WATTS UP 2023!
We are currently working on the program for WATTS UP 2023 on 8-9 March in Rotterdam. Do you want to share any challenging projects or groundbreaking research at WATTS UP? Send your proposal to director@maritimebatteryforum.com
MBF Report on “Current Status of Maritime Batteries and Future Outlook”
Based on the data in the MBF Ship Register a report was written on the development of battery powered ships between 1998 and 2022. You can find more about the report HERE.
MBF booth at Nor-shipping 2023
At Nor-shipping 2023 the MBF will organize a booth where our members can join as co-exhibitors. Do you want to get premium exposure at Nor-shipping in the Blue Economy hall? Send a message to director@maritimebatteryforum.com to ask for more information about this opportunity!