The marine industry is increasingly collaborating with suppliers of automotive batteries, particularly in high-voltage systems, to create more efficient, reliable and powerful propulsion systems for boats and yachts, writes Simon Farnfield, event director at Advanced Engineering. This trend reflects a broader movement toward electric mobility and sustainable energy solutions that is — crucially — helped […]
Last month (Nov 2023), EP Technologies launched its latest solid-state battery. According to the company, the new battery employs solid electrolytes instead of the liquid electrolytes found in conventional lithium-ion batteries. It says that this improves safety as the flammable liquid is eliminated and reduces the risk of overheating. “It [the new battery] has an […]
“I can talk about lithium-ion all day,” says Nick Holland (director – OEM marine division EMEA at Navico Group). “It’s a bit of a dark art for many people. They say they’re not going to go there as it ‘looks like a can of worms’. Well, it’s not.” Holland has been involved with Mastervolt, part […]
ePropulsion’s Steve Bruce (global OEM sales director) has revealed that electric motors are enabling a new style of sailing. Speaking at the launch of the company’s new X Series at METSTRADE, he says ePropulsion’s learning that those utilising an electric motor ‘never turn it off’. “It just makes the sailing that little bit better,” says […]
The Boating Industry Association (BIA) is partnering with Century Batteries, Australia’s oldest battery manufacturer with a history of designing, manufacturing and supplying batteries since 1928. BIA CEO Andrew Scott says: “BIA is thrilled to partner with Century Batteries to further our mission of enhancing boating experiences while promoting safe, responsible and enjoyable boating, as well […]
Dragonfly Energy Holdings, a Nevada-based manufacturer of deep-cycle lithium-ion batteries, is expanding to the US Midwest with a new office in Indiana. Dragonfly Energy produces the Battle Born Batteries brand and is a specialist in energy storage technology. The firm has recently partnered with a new distributor, UFP Distribution, to improve its access to markets […]
ePropulsion has extended its partnership with SailGP for seasons four and five. The partnership, which was originally announced at the beginning of season two, will see ePropulsion support SailGP’s operations’ goal of accelerating the transition to clean energy. As such it’ll provide its Spirit 1.0 Evo electric outboard motor for the league’s event support tenders, […]
Marine electric drive manufacturer, Torqeedo GmbH has launched a new battery option for its Deep Blue series of powerful electric drives: Deep Blue Battery 80. The company says its new battery leverages lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry and delivers 80 kWh of energy storage, twice the capacity of the previous generation of Deep Blue batteries. […]
Earlier this month, MIN reported that ePropulsion had launched its own series of batteries. It was a quick development phase for the company. As Danny Tao (ePropulsion’s CEO) explains, after taking the design and production of battery products fully in-house since last year, the company has already launched a new range of E-Series batteries (48V) […]
Malta’s Marine Safety Investigation Unit (MSIU) has released its report into the fire onboard MY Siempre. The fire occurred in September 2021, whilst MY Siempre was moored at the port of Olbia, Italy. MSIU’s report says that it can’t exclude the fact that the li-ion batteries on board were either the cause of the fire, […]
Edit: This article was edited to reflect the fact that a company name was used instead of a generic name for a toy (8June22). This article was not suggesting that the company named was responsible for the incident mentioned. Lithium-ion batteries have been the cause of, and charged with, several notable marine fires in recent […]