Ep. 388: Ahoy Batteries! Electric Batteries On Board
Guest: Brent Perry, Shift Clean Energy
According to the European Commission website “Climate Action,” international shipping is a large and growing contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
The EU estimates that “maritime transport emits around 940 million tonnes of CO2 annually and is responsible for about 2.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are projected to increase significantly if mitigation measures are not put in place swiftly.”
Enter Vancouver innovator and battery developer Brent Perry, who has been on the leading edge of marine battery development for more than 25 years. He has developed and is deploying “a pay-as-you-go electrification service based on swappable e-Pod batteries that give shipping customers clean energy.”
Perry says, “Shipping’s retail customers around the world, like Amazon and others, want to decarbonize the industry now. Corporations such as IKEA, Amazon and Unilever have all signed the coZEV pledge, which commits them to decarbonize the industry by 2040. The International Maritime Organization wants shipping to do the same, with the goal of a full 40% reduction by the end of this decade.”
Stuart McNish invited Brent Perry of Shift Clean Energy to join him for a Conversation that Matters about his batteries-as-a-service model and how it will play a significant role in shifting shipping from black energy to clean energy.
