SHIPBUILDER Damen has taken delivery of the Skoonbox from Skoon Energy, the world’s first maritime-certified, multi-purpose battery container.
The Netherlands based company will use the Skoonbox to deliver renewable power at its yards where diesel generators or ships’ engines are primarily used. The 20-foot container is the first step towards Damen’s sustainable battery network for mobile and temporary applications.
The company said In time, the Skoonbox can potentially be deployed for customers worldwide.
The Skoonbox was unveiled during the 2018 World Port Days and major developments have been made since. The battery container contains 314 lithium batteries, good for 638 kWh of renewable energy.
In recent years, the Skoonbox has been used for numerous applications in the Amsterdam Port area. Putting the Skoonbox in a barge, for example, provided a floating battery that supplied green power to a range of ships.
Vincent de Maat of Damen Shipyards Group said, “The Skoonbox, and the clean energy systems coming in its wake, are opening up tremendous opportunities for us to reduce our ecological footprint and those of our customers.
“This is a sustainable replacement for diesel generators but it can also be used as a green form of shore power, allowing ships berthed at our repair yards to turn off their onboard engines. That saves a lot of emissions.”
In 2019 Skoon Energy launched world’s first battery sharing platform, Skoon Sharing. Batteries and hydrogen generators are a clean energy alternative for a diesel generator and can now easily be registered and rented online, using Skoon Sharing.
Peter Paul van Voorst tot Voorst, CEO and founder of Skoon Energy said, “Our focus is on developing Skoon Sharing, the software platform that brings together both local and international supply and demand for mobile, sustainable energy solutions.
“The Skoonbox experience has provided us with a tremendous amount of indispensable data and insights. As part of our long-term vision, our aim is not to be hardware owners. Our strength is the development of customer-friendly and commercially scalable software and AI. That is how we realise easy access to clean energy, wherever it may be.”
