Rostock (Germany): Germany-based cruise line AIDA Cruises, a brand of Carnival Corporation, has entered into an agreement with Norway-based energy storage solution supplier Corvus Energy to install battery storage systems on the AIDA fleet under a pilot programme.
The project, that will also include Swiss-Swedish technology company ABB and German technology firm Siemens, will reportedly see an installation of lithium-ion battery storage systems on the first ship in 2020.
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“Our goal is the emissions-neutral ship operation. The electrification of our ships is another important milestone on this path. Thanks to the cooperation with Corvus Energy, already in a few month, AIDA Cruises is going to launch this innovative technology on a large cruise ship,” Group Chief Executive Officer, Costa Group and Carnival Asia, Michael Thamm, said.
AIDA Cruises, that brought low-emission LNG operations in cruise shipping, will now use electrical energy from battery storage systems for large ships so that the consumption of fossil fuel goes down further and efficiency of operations becomes better, the company said. The observations from this pilot study of battery systems will be used on board other AIDA and Costa cruise ships.
The initiative is a crucial move towards the application of the ‘Green Cruising Strategy’, as part of which the Carnival brand launched a cruise ship AIDAnova in 2018 that operates fully on low-emission liquefied natural gas. Two more AIDA LNG vessels will be operational by 2023. The cruise line is also considering to start carbon dioxide-free production of liquefied gas from renewable sources as an extension of the strategy.
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AIDA has joined forces with German Meyer Werft shipyard and other partners to test the first fuel cell onboard AIDA ship in 2021.
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