AYK Energy was a recent guest on the Climate Confident podcast discussing the challenging world of maritime electrification and the technologies driving its growth.

Marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy has installed the biggest marine battery in the world on board Brittany Ferries new hybrid LNG-electric ferry the Saint Malo. The 12 megawatt-hour (MWh) Orion+ battery was manufactured and installed within four months at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard Weihai. The ferry will operate the Portsmouth UK to St Malo France route starting early next year following successful sea trials.

In response to emerging technological demands, the esteemed leadership of a state-of-the-art automated factory in China stands ready to usher in groundbreaking developments within the marine battery sector.