Like the Maritime Battery Forum, Cenex’s independence ensures impartial, trustworthy advice, and, as a not-for-profit, the company is driven by the outcomes that are right for their customers, their industry, and the environment, not by the work that pays the most or favors one technology. As trusted advisors with expert knowledge, they are the go-to source of guidance and support for public and private sector organizations along with their transition to a zero-carbon future. They also provide their customers with insights and solutions that reduce pollution, increase efficiency, and lower costs.
Low and Zero Emission Technologies
For over 15 years, the company has been working on low and zero-emission technologies across the transport sector. As on-road battery electrification has grown, the technology developed for road transport is now being adopted in other sectors. Cenex has been involved in multiple small-ferry (fewer than 99 passengers) electrification projects, as well as electric-rib and small-scale charging systems for small farms and smaller leisure craft.
Currently, Cenex is working as a partner in the collaborative research and development project Virtual Bunkering of Electric Vessels Demonstrator. The aim of this project is to demonstrate the potential value electric vessels have to the grid. A short demonstrator will be completed using the battery pack on the electric rib in conjunction with a V2G charger to be installed at a marina. The company is responsible for conducting the trial and disseminating the findings. Their long history in automotive V2G projects in the UK provides a unique opportunity to help the maritime sector to electrify quickly.
A Key Enabler
As a world leader in the modeling and simulation of battery-to-grid transport systems looking to expand into the maritime sector, becoming an MBF member is vital in many ways. In continuing to develop knowledge, building contacts for future collaborations, and, most importantly, providing the avenue to disseminate findings from current R&D projects (the VBEV Demonstrator project) to leading organizations around the world.
Dr. Graham Hodgson, Team Leader (Technical Innovation), Cenex, said, “Cenex is thrilled to join the Maritime Battery Forum! Our knowledge and capabilities developed through our experiences in battery electrification within the road transport sector give us an exciting opportunity to help the maritime industry electrify faster.”
