How Maersk will benefit from battery retrofit

摘要

Maersk's upcoming battery pilot on board a box ship will allow the operator to weigh up the benefits versus the retrofit cost - and could lead to it implementing the project learnings to other assets including terminals. A containerised 600-kWh marine battery system will be installed in a trial on board Maersk Cape Town - the installation is planned for Q2 2020 - to improve vessel performance and reliability while reducing CO_2 emissions. The battery system will be used to improve efficiency of the vessel's onboard electrical systems such as the generators. By maintaining the vessel's auxiliary generators at a more optimal load, and avoiding running generators when not needed, fuel consumption can be reduced.