Customizable Battery Power System for Marine and Offshore Applications: Trends, Configurations, and Challenges

ELECTRIFYING MARINE SURFACE VESSELS reduces carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and sulphur oxides emissions. Lower fuel consumption and maintenance costs can be achieved when compared to traditional diesel-based propulsion systems. The battery power system reduces intermittency and provides dispatchable and clean power for the marine and offshore industry. In Europe, Norway has been a global leader in using electric ships, followed by China, Sweden, Finland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, all of which are launching electric ships. Other countries, e.g., Denmark and Belgium, are also involved in the electrification of their current fleets. Table 1 shows the different types of vessels that have been fully and partially electrified since 2013. The Netherlands has been very active in this field and received the Ship of the Year Award in 2017.