Program
March 3 - 5 | Palau de Congressos de Palma, Spain
Preliminary Agenda - Day 1 Tuesday 3rd March
09:00 – Registration and coffee
10:00 – Opening and keynote speech
10:15 – Session – Training and safety
- Ocomp - Next-Level Safety: Joint Training and Preparedness for Maritime Battery Fires
- Akupalma – Title TBA
- FIFI4MARINE – What to do in case of a thermal runaway on board
11:15 – Session – Electrifying the Mediterranean
- Balearia – Title TBA
- Consulmar – Title TBA
- Sym Naval – Title TBA
12:30 – Lunch
13:30 – Session – Electrifying the Mediterranean
- Ingeteam – Electrification Scaled for Large Battery Systems
- Epropulsion – Electrifying Small Commercial Fleets: Integration Challenges and
Practical Solutions
- Langh Ship – Case study of Langh Ship’s project to install batteries on three 1200 TEU vessels
- Speaker TBA
15:00 – Coffee break
15:45 – Session – Port electrification
- Cenex - Supporting Vessel Electrification in UK Ports
- Speaker TBA
- Speaker TBA
- Speaker TBA
17:30 – End of Day 1
Preliminary Agenda - Day 2 Wednesday 4th March
08:00 – Maritime Battery Forum – Annual General Meeting (MBF members only)
09:00 – Opening session – Expert panel
10:00 – Session – Battery technology developments
- Echion Technology - The Battery That Delivers More Maritime Value
- Corvus Energy – Title TBA
- Speaker TBD
11:00 – Coffee break
11:30 – Session – Safety
- DBI - Understanding fire and explosion hazards through controlled battery fire testing
- Terma - Advanced Diagnostic Testing for Maritime Batteries Using Real-Time EIS Technology
- Singapore Institute of Technology - Beyond Compliance: Using Experimental Data and CFD to Shape the Next Generation of Battery Room Safety Standards
- Exponent – Title TBA
13:30 – Lunch
14:00 – Session – Large Battery Installations
- ABB - Integrating Very Large Batteries Onboard Marine Vessels: Challenges and Solutions
- DNV - The world biggest battery installation on a ship (so far)
- Wärtsilä - Powering the Future: Smart Integration & Electrification
15:15 – Coffee break
15:45 – Session – Sustainability
- Sunlight Group - Towards circularity in LFP Battery Systems: Refurbish, Reuse, Recycle
- Bureau Veritas - Digital Battery Passports for Maritime Batteries: Enhancing Sustainability and Traceability in the Maritime Sector
- BorgWarner - “From Compliance to Confidence: Smart Monitoring for Marine Battery Lifecycle”
- Discussion on Digital Battery Passport for Maritime Batteries
17:15 – End of Day 2
18:00 – 22:00 – Conference dinner at Club Nautico
Preliminary Agenda - Day 3 Thursday 5th March
08:30 – Opening session – Lloyd’s Register - The IACS development of instruments covering the use of batteries
09:00 – Session – Battery selection and integration
- Foreship - Fit for purpose and objectivity: A framework for maritime battery selection
- Delft University of Technology - From Decision Trees to Scenaria-Based Maritime Battery Sizing Enabled by EnergisedX
- Kongsberg Maritime - Unique benefits of integrated ESS development
10:15 – Coffee break
10:45 – Session – Integration and DC protection
- VITO - Enhancing Safety: Options for Detecting Arc Hazards in Hybrid Ships with DC Electrical Architectures
- The Switch - Taming 100 MWh: Safe Energy Management for Next-Generation Vessels
- Astrolkwx - Protecting DC Microgrids with Battery Management Systems (BMS) Onboard Ships
12:15 – Lunch
13:15 – Session – Use cases
- Enova - Electrifying coastal shipping - what are the key factors for projects to succeed?
- Æro ferries - Extending the life-time of maritime batteries - experiences and lessons learned from practical application
- EST-Floattech - Return on investment and impact of the battery system
- Echandia - Delivered Energy, Regulatory Alignment, and Executional Complexity: Lessons from Phase One of the San Francisco Bay Ferry REEF Program
14:45 – Coffee break
15:15 – Session – Charging
- Damen Shipyards - HYPOBATT - standarized MegaWatt charging - full power demonstration
- DNV - Development of a Charging Infrastructure Roadmap
- Crestwing - Charging at Sea: Unlocking Marine Electrification with Floating Power