Battery Technology + Energy Storage

Development of a battery energy storage system for high-speed vessels

THE PROBLEM

The marine battery market for lightweight vessels is nascent because battery technology and vessel designs have not been available to build high-speed electric vessels (>20 knots).

THE SOLUTION

Corvus Energy supplies a portfolio of energy storage systems (ESS) for various types of vessels in the marine industry, such as ferries, tugboats, cargo vessels, and fishing vessels. With funding from CICE, Corvus is developing the Dolphin 2.0 prototype to electrify various segments of marine passenger transportation. The Dolphin 2.0 uses the same battery cell that is used in Tesla products and is packaged to IP44-compliance standards. The design also incorporates patented technologies for battery thermal management.

The Dolphin 2.0 ESS design will be the most lightweight and compact option in the marine industry to incorporate a battery cell with a high charge/discharge rate, making it ideal for use on lightweight, high-speed vessels. Globally, at scale, this project has the potential to result in annual GHG reductions of >100 megatonnes per year.

PROJECT STATUS
Complete
PROJECT CATEGORY
Battery + Energy Storage
FUNDING RECIPIENT
Corvus Energy Inc.
CICE FUNDING AMOUNT
$500,000
PROJECT VALUE
$5,411,700

Related content

Impact stories
APRIL 12, 2024

Corvus Energy: Home is where the 'heart of innovation' is

Explore Corvus Energy's trailblazing maritime energy storage system technology, and why - despite their international reach - they remain a B.C. company at heart.
Corvus Energy: Home is where the 'heart of innovation' is
Announcements
JULY 11, 2022

CICE Awards Climate Solutions Funding Through Inaugural Open Call for Innovation

Supporting B.C. innovators to accelerate their local climate solutions for global impact
CICE Awards Climate Solutions Funding Through Inaugural Open Call for Innovation
  • “Rather than changing how we develop ESS tech, the CICE investment is allowing us to do it more efficiently and effectively, and to scale to achieve better outcomes than we would have had otherwise. For example, it’s supporting a larger engineering team, which shortened the Dolphin 2.0 development schedule, improved our time-to-market by roughly three months, and allowed for higher levels of innovation and technical problem-solving in the new tech we developed."
    Chris Waterman, Director of Program Management at Corvus Energy VISIT CORVUS ENERGY