Written by Brent Perry, CEO, SPBES Published in ShipInsight, see link for article here. The shipping industry is currently finding itself at a vital transition point with […]
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Safety Concerns for Hybrid & Electric Ships
By Brent Perry and Grant Brown, Sterling PBES Energy Solutions (SPBES) Preface On October 11, 2019, an explosion rocked passenger ferry Ytterøyningen while dockside at Sydnes, Norway. […]
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SPBES response regarding recent fire and explosion on board ferry Ytterøyningen
As a leading Battery System provider to the Marine industry, SPBES has been asked to provide a response in regard to the recent fire and explosion in […]
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Practical Application of Energy Storage
Excerpt from The Journal of Technology, written by Grant Brown, VP Marketing SPBES. Published November 2018. Read full article here. Marine engineers have long been aware of […]
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A Battery Room Fire
“In the rush to make technology affordable- we cannot avoid all the necessary steps to stay true to the reality of our markets- Safety is first and [...] Read more
Elektra named Ship of the Year in Amsterdam
Ship of the Year Elektra – Powered by 1040 kWh of PBES Battery Power The Finferries hybrid ferry Elektra won the international Ship of the Year Award […]
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PBES Batteries Power 2018 Electric and Hybrid Ship of The Year
Winner: Elektra diesel-electric roll-on roll-off passenger/car ferry by FinFerries PBES is proud to congratulate FinFerries on their win at Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo for Propulsion […]
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The world’s first 100 percent battery-electrically powered ferry connection
Excerpt translated from original Norwegian article, written by Tore Stenvold. Published in TU on June 4, 2018. Link to original article here. Captain Kjetil Setter and Chief Commander […]
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PBES’ First Norwegian Batteries Celebrate 1 Year Operational Milestone
PBES is proud to acknowledge the first year of operation of the hybrid ferries Melshorn and Vardehorn. The two sister ships were built in 1999. In late autumn […]
Read morePBES Energy Storage Power Norway’s Newest Battery Electric Ferries
PBES is proud to announce the successful installation of two 1MWh battery systems aboard the new electric ferries that service the E39 highway route on the 2km […]
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