Lloyd Werft orders Lehmann Marine’s battery system

Marine battery system firm Lehmann Marine has secured the first commercial order for its liquid-cooled battery system from shipbuilder Lloyd Werft.

IMAGE: Lehmann Marine's liquid-cooled battery system. Lehmann Marine

The battery system will be installed on Lloyd Werft’s new research vessel, built for the German Aerospace Center – Germany’s national research center for aeronautics, space, energy, and transport.

It uses a liquid cooling and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) chemistry, rather than traditional cobalt-based formulations.

The system can deliver up to 2C peak power, “providing the instant, heavy surges of energy required to manoeuvre a 48m ship through rough North Sea waters,” Lehmann Marine said.

In battery engineering, a 2C rating means the battery can discharge its full capacity in 30 minutes.

Scheduled for delivery in 2027, the vessel will be used to test different propulsion technologies, including hydrogen, hybrid and fully electric systems, the battery maker added.

It will operate as a floating test platform in the North and Baltic Seas.

The battery system is also intended for marine applications, including ferries, cargo ships, offshore vessels and more.

By Aparupa Mazumder

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