Corvus Lithium Battery Energy Secures Live Fish Carrier Contract

Corvus Energy recently announced that it has signed a contract with Turkish BMA Technology to supply a lithium battery-based energy storage system (ESS) for a new live fish carrier to be built at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey.

According to reports, this is the second vessel in a series of two for Norwegian salmon and trout producer, Nordlaks. The first ship in the series, the Bjørg Pauline, was launched at Tersan Shipyard not long ago. Its energy storage system is also delivered by Corvus Energy.

The NSK design 4126 - live fish carrier uses LNG hybrid power, which is the most efficient and advanced among similar carriers. The 84 meters long and 19 meters wide vessel includes LNG hybrid propulsion (gas-electric with battery package), with built-in redundancy. The vessel is ice-strengthened to ice-class 1A and has shore connections for port operation in addition to several other advantages for flexible and stable transports. In addition to reducing costs by 30%, it is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1,864 tons per year, which is equivalent to reducing emissions by 30%.

"Due to slow response and long recovery time of LNG generators, lithium battery-based energy storage system installation on the vessel will serve to guarantee safe and optimal operation, especially during fast load changes. The battery pack will be used for peak shaving, spinning reserve, zero-emission operation during low load and to reduce the impact of start currents," says Akın Artun, Technology Division Director of BMA Technology.

"A key to success is close collaboration and reliable long-term partners. Through the past years, we have had numerous successful projects on hybrid and all-electric projects together with Corvus Energy. Through this relationship and our confidence in Corvus Energy, we also wanted to team up with them for this special project," says Mert Unlusan, Managing Director of BMA Technology.

Corvus Energy will deliver a 678 kWh lithium battery system for the vessel and the equipment is scheduled for delivery in September 2020. According to plan, the vessel will be delivered to Nordlaks as a live fish carrier in February 2021.

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