Leclanché to provide battery systems to two of CMAL’s hybrid ferries

Swiss battery company Leclanché has been selected to provide battery systems to two hybrid Ro-Pax ferries being built for Scottish port and ferry operator Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).

PHOTO: Leclanché inked a deal in January to provide battery systems to Brittany Ferries’ LNG-battery hybrid Ro-Pax ferry Saint Malo. Leclanché

Leclanché has been selected by Istanbul-based marine equipment maker Elkon to provide the diesel-electric hybrid Ro-Pax ferries with 1.1 megawatt hour (MWh) capacity battery storage systems.

The ferries are being built by Turkish shipbuilder Cemre Shipyard and are scheduled for completion in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

Upon completion, the ferries will serve the Scottish islands of Islay and Jura.

The batteries will “will enable the vessels to enter the ports quietly and carbon-free,” Leclanché says.

By Tuhin Roy

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