Becker Marine battery business divested to Höpen GmbH affiliate

Höpen GmbH retains a shareholding in Becker Marine Systems and is now also involved in the COBRA battery solution. 

The LFP solution has been installed on a work boat, Chicago, operated by Hamburg Port Authority at the Hitzler shipyard in Lauenburg, as well as the hybrid ferry Liinsand and a tourist passenger ship.

Becker Marine noted that the use of LFP technology offered specific advantages, owing to the lack of cobalt in the battery cell units, as well as the circularity of the battery systems. The battery system is also freely scalable from a few kWh to several MWh due to the modular design – a COBRA battery rack can be equipped with up to eight battery modules and offers a capacity of 94 kWh per rack.