Marine decarbonisation partnership

Corvus Energy, NAVTEK Naval Technologies and BMA Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Nor-Shipping 2022 in Oslo.

”We are very proud to enter into this partnership on swappable battery and fuel cell container solutions. This will drive technology further towards zero emission shipping and will help both shipowners and operators to achieve maximum emission reductions and improved financial returns for their ships,” said  Ronald Hansen, senior vice president ship solutions, Corvus Energy.

Winning partnership

The three compaines have already worked closely together on zero-emission ship solutions for many years. Through several successful projects, they have worked to be at the forefront of the design and construction of the green ships of the future.

One of the most notable is the including the ZEETUG 30, the world’s first fully battery power tugboat, that was developed jointly between the partners and won three international awards.

The new partnership will explore several areas for cooperation including research, innovation and commercialisation to develop innovative technologies aiming to contribute to the decarbonisation of maritime sector and supporting fulfilment of the EU strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy by 2050.

It especially aims to strengthen cooperation in areas to promote and develop on board innovative swappable energy sources standards for existing and future battery types, Hydrogen FC, liquid energy sources and integrated/interchangeable applications supported by digital powertrain integration technologies for next generation boats and ships.

”[This] marks a new era of cooperation with our closest collaborators, in which we commit to using new innovative technologies to develop world-wide new standards for future fossil fuel free, resilient and smart maritime sector for years to come,” said Ferhat Acuner, general manager, NAVTEK Naval Technologies.

Akın Artun, technology director, BMA Technologies, added: “To protect and enhance the environment we are placing a special emphasis on research and development in line to our main targets. We are strongly convinced that our collaboration will contribute to the efforts reduce carbon emissions for our future generation.”