MF Tycho Brahe
100-130 m
5-10 MWh
Corvus Energy has equipped the world’s largest battery ferry, MF Tycho Brahe, with Dolphin Power battery systems. The vessel is still equipped with its original diesel-powered engine, but four containers on each top deck hold the equivalent of about 4160 kWh of electrical power: 640 lithium batteries, with 11 MW total. Charging is done with up to 11 MW. The ship can run on full battery, full diesel or a combined, hybrid set-up. It is one out of four ferries running the busy route between Helsingør, Denmark, and Helsingborg, Sweden, a yearly total of 50,000 times – and with 7.2 million passengers.
Corvus ESS specifications:
| Name | MF Tycho Brahe |
| Owner | Scandlines |
| Operator | ForSea |
| Integrator | ABB Oy |
| Segment | Cruise and Ferry |
| Sub-segment | Electric and Hybrid Ferries |
| Vessel type | Car Ferry |
| Dynamic Positioning | DP2 |
| ESS capacity | 6345 kWh |
| Corvus product | Corvus Dolphin Power |
| Lightweight battery | Yes |
| Delivery year | 2021 |
| Ship yard | Langsten Slip & Båtbyggeri |
| Newbuild/Retrofit | Retrofit |
| Vessel size | 111,2 m x 28,2 m x 5,5 m |
| Passenger capacity | 1250 |
| Car capacity | 240 |
| Gross tonnage | 11 148 |
| Deadweight tonnage | 2500 |
| IMO no | 9007116 |
| Area of Operation | Denmark |
| Sailing route | Helsingborg - Helsingør |
| Sailing distance | 4 km |
| Ship system | All-electric, Hybrid |
| Bus Voltage | 576-768 VDC |
| Class | LRS |
| Flag state | Denmark |
Estimated annual savings
0 %
CO2 emission reduction
Battery operation
Load Levelling
Peak Shaving
Zero Emissions Operations