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Energy storage systems

ABB’s Energy storage system is a modular battery power supply developed for marine use. It is applicable to high and low voltage, AC and DC power systems, and can be combined with a variety of energy sources such as diesel or gas engines and fuel cells. The system can be integrated as an all-electric or a hybrid power system.

Benefit from increased safety, flexibility and efficiency by installing energy storage onboard.

Reliable operations

Reliable redundant system designed to fit your vessel’s operational need. It is easy to use safely and efficiently, whether you need peak power, running power or emergency power backup.

Zero-emission mode

Allows easily switching to zero-emission mode for operation and port stays in environmentally restricted areas, and makes the vessel ready for stricter emission regulations in the future.

Meet charter requirements

for higher power plant availability, lower emissions and fuel consumption, making the vessel more competitive and attractive to a larger customer base.

Spinning reserve

Peak Shaving

Enhanced Dynamic Performance

Enhanced Ride Through

Strategic Loading

Zero Emissions Operations

Energy Storage System is connected and running but not charging or discharging energy into the system. On loss of generating capacity it steps in to take the load for a predefined period of time. If other functions are activated simultaneously, this function ensures that sufficient energy reserve is left in battery. The spinning reserve function allows operation with fewer generators online, resulting in more optimal engine loading with improved fuel efficiency and reduced accumulated running hours.

Energy Storage System absorbs load variations in the network so that engines only see the average system load. The system will level the power seen by engines and offset the need to start new engines. Peak shaving will improve fuel efficiency and reduce engine running hours.

Energy Storage System absorbs sudden load changes and then ramps the change over on running engines. If peak shaving is used, then this function is automatically included. It provides instant power in support of running gensets. The system also enables the use of «slower» engines, like LNG/Dual Fuel engines in dynamic power applications.

Same as spinning reserve, but on a local level in a sub-system like a thruster or drilling drive. The enhanced ride through will create an higher power system availability and new ways of achieving higher ERN numbers. The energy storage system can give UPS like functionality for all or portions of a power system.

Energy Storage System interacts with the power system to optimize engine fuel efficiency. ES media is charged and discharged in such a way that the operating point of online generators is optimized so that power is only generated at peak efficiency and lowest cost.

Energy Storage System powers the system so that engines can be turned off. This enables things like zero-emissions in harbour and/or quiet engine room during maintenance.

Hybridization and electrification in depth

Product

Containerized hybrid solutions for retrofits and newbuilds

Technical article

Optimizing fuel efficiency and emission reduction through intelligent power management for hybrid electric vessels

Article

Battery power on board: maximizing the benefits

Technical article

Automatic shore connection

Animation

Battery-powered ferry - transport with zero emissions

Reference highlights

REFERENCE CASE

Wind of Change - a highly safe and efficient wind farm vessel with hybrid power system onboard

ABB has optimized the safety and environmental credentials of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs' wind farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) by installing Onboard DC Grid power distribution to enable the cost-efficient integration of batteries.

WEBSTORY

ABB technology helps advanced cable-laying vessel achieve up to 60 percent in fuel savings

With ABB’s power, control, distribution and automation solutions, specialized cable layer NKT Victoria achieves up to 60 percent fuel saving when compared with cable-layers in its class operating in the market.