Green-minded shipowners can benefit from a growing number of decarbonisation incentives.
EST-Floattech, producer of lithium batteries and battery systems, has joined the Green Award network as an incentive provider. This enables Green Award certificate holders to have a power measurement carried out with a discount and subsequently purchase a lithium battery pack.
Jan Fransen, executive director at Green Award, said: “We are pleased that with EST-Floattech we are able to add another incentive provider to our network who, like us, is strongly committed to make shipping more sustainable.”
EST helps ships decarbonise
EST-Floattech's power measurement gives information on the number of kilowatts per unit of time, consumed during the passing, mooring and manoeuvring of a ship. This will create several sailing profiles per ship. The combination of the sailing profile and analysis of the obtained data is used to calculate which type of battery pack is required, while considering its life span and thermal behaviour. The drawing work together with the calculation of the battery type are also offered as an incentive.
When opting for a lithium battery pack, a ship may also be considered eligible to obtain the exclusive Platinum Label of Green Award. This label can be secured by ships with a Green Award certificate if they sail at least 50% of the time or three hours a day with zero-emissions, for example with electric propulsion, battery technology or fuel cells (for example hydrogen). Holders of a Platinum Label certificate earn different, maximum incentives such as a discount on port charges, due to their sustainable status. Sendo Shipping and Bek & Verburg achieved the Platinum Label after utilising EST-Floattech technology.
Green Award is a quality mark for ships that meet high environmental and safety requirements. The Green Award certificate is available at different levels (bronze, silver and gold), with the award of the Platinum Label in case of zero-emissions sailing.
