Holland Shipyards Group (HSG) and also AYK Energy have actually authorized an offer for AYK Energy to make batteries for the zero-emission container ship FPS Waal.
AYK Energy owner Chris Kruger stated the business was boosting manufacturing at its manufacturing facility in Zhuhai, China, to provide the retrofit task at HSG’s shipyard inWerkendam
Under the agreement, AYK will provide 2 high-density DNV-approved Aries 88 lithium batteries to the vessel.
Kruger verified the 125-watt hour/kilogram (Wh/ kg) batteries will certainly be mounted on Future Proof Shipping’s FPS Waal, which is the 2nd inland container vessel in its fleet to be retrofitted, adhering to the FPSMaas
The FPS Waal’s retrofit includes its diesel motor being changed with a propulsion system containing PEM gas cells, hydrogen storage space, AYK’s battery packs and also an electrical drive train. Once full, the FPS Waal will certainly be powered by eco-friendly hydrogen with around 1,200 kW of mounted power and also a freight ability of 200 TEU.
Kruger stated AYK would certainly be providing HSG with a system that is simple to set up, constructed to go beyond course demands, with a greater thickness than several various other batteries on the marketplace. He stated AYK has 9 various battery kinds, which can be utilized on a variety of vessel kinds and also applications from high power to high power.
“For the FPS Waal we are working with HSG’s engineering team on the entire integration of the battery system,” he stated. “One of my large worry about battery systems was the requirement for the shipyard or integrator to provide much of the needed subsystems. With the AYK system, we have actually consisted of as several support group as feasible, at no added expense. This consists of racking, in component fire-fighting, breakers, pre-charge, all air conditioning and also exhaust followers, mass information storage space, a big, touch screen display screen, and also also an air conditioner power circulation panel. Moreover, our battery is constructed around security. We are among minority producers to solely utilize lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and also have actually established a system where the LFP chemistry is more secure, with higher power thickness than Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC). “
Kruger stated NMC had actually been one of the most typically utilized battery chemistry as a result of its meant higher thickness, yet its chemistry is recognized to be far more harmful than LFP. He stated AYK is currently revealing that LFP can outmatch NMC and also supply higher power thickness, greater security, and also much better worth.
