Italian operator of roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) ferries Grimaldi Group has selected Swiss energy storage solutions company Leclanché to supply battery systems for two of its latest hybrid vessels, reads an official release.
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery systems
Leclanché will supply lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery systems for the tenth and eleventh vessels (both 5 MWh each) in Grimaldi’s Eco series. Once the ships are delivered in 2024, the company will have supplied 55 MWh of Li-ion battery systems for Grimaldi.
Prior to this order, Leclanché has already supplied marine rack systems for nine of the vessels in the Green 5th Generation (GG5G) hybrid fleet which began its commissioning in November 2020 with Eco Valencia.
Eco Valencia was followed by sister ships Eco Barcelona, Eco Livorno, Eco Savona, Eco Catania and Eco Malta from January through May 2021. Eco Mediteranea and Eco Adriatica were delivered in May and June of 2022 while the most recent vessel, the Eco Italia entered service in October 2022.
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Source: Leclanché
