Member meeting - Battery safety

• Wednesday, 19 May 2021
• 14:00 16:00

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Save the date for the upcoming digital member meeting on the 19th of May. The topic of the meeting is battery safety.

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We will have three main speakers sharing their experiences, as well as addressing battery safety issues. In addition, the forum will give an update of the status on ships with batteries and the ongoing forum activities.

Agenda

1. Welcome & round the table

2. Update from the forum

3. Is battery installation safe enough? (by Sverre Eriksen, Senior Principal Engineer at DNV)

4. Battery ferry operation - how is safety ensured on board? (by Arne Forun, Nautical adviser at Fjord1)

5. Driving safety further (by Roman Stoiber, Senior Vice President at Corvus Energy)

6. Discussion

7. Other business

The speakers & topics

Is battery installation safe enough?

The presentation will cover:

• Maritime Battery incidents

• Battery system safety vs battery room safety

• Future rule development

Battery ferry operation - how is safety ensured on board?

The presentation will cover:

• Risk assessment

• Competence & training

• Shipboard operation

• Emergency preparedness

Driving safety further

The presentation will cover:

• Safety of battery systems

• Incident case studies

Sverre Eriksen, Senior Principal Engineer at DNV

Sverre Eriksen is Senior Principal Approval Engineer at DNV Maritime, Electrical Systems. He has a Master of Science degree in Electric Power Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He joined DNV in 2008 and has been responsible for developing the DNV class rules for battery powered ships since 2011. Besides from class rules development he works with approval of electrical installations on ship and offshore units.

Arne Fortun, Nautical Advisor at Fjord1

Arne Fortun is Nautical Advisor at Fjord1, which he has been for the past 3 years. He is responsible for development of safety management system at Fjord1, including risk assessment, document management and case processing. He is also the Emergency response manager. Arne has a Bachelor of Science in Nautical Studies, and 20 years at sea in different positions from OS to Captain.

Roman Stoiber, Senior Vice President at Corvus Energy

Roman Stoiber has a strong automotive engineering background from BMW Group and TATAs’ EV initiative in Norway. He was one of the founders behind Grenland Energy, where he was CEO until the acquisition by Corvus Energy in early 2019. His current role in Corvus Energy is leader for product management for all Corvus products, including existing and new product and technology initiatives.

This is a member only event. More details will be provided to the member contact persons and included on the member platform.