Techcross announces first unified BWMS control and cold ironing contracts

The unified control panel, named the Techcross IBTV (or Techcross Integrated BWMS TLGS VRCS), will be installed in a demonstration vessel of a research institute in Korea in July 2023.

The solution will allow all the equipment related to the BWMS to be controlled from a single workstation, reducing operational complexity. Techcross notes that in addition to the LGS (Tank Level Gauging System) and VRCS (Valve Remote Control System), the system can also handle the ballast pump.

Cold ironing and electrolysis

Techcross has also announced that it will deliver its first order of a onshore power system (or Alternative Marine Power, AMP) system in April 2023. Techcross recently established a new business focused on shore power supply in response to tightening environmental regulations worldwide. The company cites port level initiatives in the US and China that have banned the operation of generator sets while a vessel is at berth. 

In addition, The Motorship notes that Techcross was awarded a contract in September 2022 to develop core materials, parts, and equipment for water electrolysis. The project, which is being coordinated by Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, comprises 16 consortia and 4 sub-projects designed to develop localised water electrolysis technology.

Within the four-year KRW14 billion (USD11.1 million) government-funded project, Techcross is responsible for the “Development of Diaphragm Membranes and Electrodes for Large-area Alkaline Water Electrolysis”. Through this progress, Techcross aims to internalize large-area separators and electrodes, which are core materials for alkaline water electrolysis stacks and intends to reduce production costs and acquire quality competitiveness.