AYK Energy unveils Cosmos, world’s first swappable marine battery container

AYK Energy is launching the Cosmos Marine Battery Container, a containerized marine battery system that can be swapped in and out or installed permanently. The company says it is the world’s first swappable containerized marine battery, and that it removes the need for a dedicated onboard battery room, which AYK describes as a complex and costly part of a marine battery installation.

AYK says it is already taking orders while the system moves through class approval, having completed the New Technology Qualification (TQ) stage.

The container carries eight independent levels of safety, IP67 ingress protection and an A60 fire rating, a marine fire class rated to hold for 60 minutes.

“Our containerised batteries can be stacked onshore and charged off-site to be transported to ports when required,” said founder Chris Kruger. “They can then be loaded onto vessels at speed and tailored to voyage energy requirements, perhaps loading dozens of batteries at a time.”

The same containers can supply temporary hotel-load power to vessels in port, which reduces emissions, or be exchanged between voyages as a swappable system. They can also be fitted permanently on hybrid or fully electric vessels.

AYK is aiming the system primarily at the ferry, RoPax and passenger vessel market, but says it’s also suitable for tugboats, feeder vessels, hybrid commercial craft and other workboats that need battery power.

“The Cosmos containerised battery will simplify installation, reduce engineering complexity, lower project costs and speed up implementation,” said Kruger.

Source: AYK Energy