Corvus Energy battery systems selected for new Washington State Ferries hybrids

Rendering of one of Washington State Ferries’ 1,500-passenger, 160-vehicle ferries, currently under construction at Eastern Shipbuilding Group. Elliott Bay Design Group image.

As part of our Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector ongoing work, we actively track, document, and inform about emerging technologies and trends. Corvus Energy will supply battery energy storage systems (ESS) for two new hybrid-electric ferries being built for Washington State Ferries (WSF), under a contract with ABB’s Marine & Ports division. The agreement includes an option for a third vessel.

WSF operates the largest ferry system in the United States, with 21 auto-passenger ferries serving 19 terminals across 10 routes. The two new 1,500-passenger, 160-vehicle ferries are the first of up to 16 vessels planned under the agency’s $3.98 billion Ferry System Electrification program. The initiative represents the largest ferry electrification effort in the U.S. to date.

The hybrid vessels will be equipped with battery energy storage systems and diesel generators. As onshore charging infrastructure becomes available, the ferries are designed to operate on battery power alone. In full battery mode, the vessels will operate without fuel consumption or exhaust emissions.

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