Norway-based energy storage company Corvus Energy has received a contract to provide a battery energy storage system onboard Magellan Discoverer, the first hybrid diesel-electric vessel to be constructed in South America.

As disclosed, Corvus Energy will supply an Orca Energy Storage system to be used for zero-emission operation mode. The polar expedition cruise ship Magellan Discoverer will be built at Chilean shipyard Astilleros y Servicios Navales S.A. (ASENAV) for cruise operator Antarctica 21.
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