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Corvus will supply batteries for South America’s first hybrid electric vessel

March 19, 2024

Corvus Energy will provide the battery energy storage system for the Magellan Discoverer, the first hybrid diesel-electric vessel to be built in South America.

The luxury polar expedition cruise ship is being built at the Chilean shipyard, Astilleros y Servicios Navales S.A. ASENAV, for cruise operator Antarctica 21. The Orca Energy Storage system supplied by Corvus Energy will be used for zero-emission operation mode and will be part of ABB’s full power plant delivery onboard the ship. The 93-meter, 163-passenger vessel will feature the latest technology for sustainable operation, including solutions for regenerating energy from the lifts and heat exchangers that collect warmed air before it is expelled outside. The ship will also have a hybrid-electric propulsion system, enabling it to operate within the stringent Tier III emission standards.

Corvus Energy has recently secured projects for battery systems onboard vessels planned for operations in Panama and Argentina and has ongoing sales projects in other Latin American countries. The Magellan Discoverer is set to join the Antarctica21 fleet for the 2026-27 Antarctic season, operating from King George Island around the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), South Georgia, and Antarctica. It will be the second sustainable expedition cruise ship for Antarctica21, joining its sister vessel, the Magellan Explorer, currently in operation.