Investor Rotterdam Port Fund has acquired an interest in EST-Floattech, a Dutch technology firm that develops energy storage systems for fully electric and hybrid maritime applications, as well as mobile land-based applications. About EST-Floattech EST-Floattech is a global leader in the field of energy storage systems for...
A year ago, the Bijlsma Wartena shipyard received a commission from Rijkswaterstaat to build three sustainable multi-purpose vessels. On 16 March 2018, the company celebrated the successful launch of the first MPV 30, the MERWESTROOM. Spectacular In their speeches, Rijkswaterstaat Fleet Replacement Programme Portfolio Manager Suzan Vos,...
EST-Floattech announced today that it has received the DNV-GL type approval certificate for its Green Orca® High Energy batteries. This system is unique in that it is intrinsically safe, with a fully passive protection system based on EST-Floattech’s ‘Safe by Design’ philosophy. The importance of the...
As of today, EST-Floattech’s Green Orca Energy High Energy has been approved by the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) by passing the high demanding Propagation Test Type 1 with a fully passive protection system, in accordance with the highest Marine Battery System propagation requirements in the...
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Over the past few months, we have gained four new colleagues at EST-Floattech, including Account Manager Koen Boerdijk and Supply Chain Manager Rafal Ratajczyk. Account Manager Marine: Koen Boerdijk I grew up around water, from sailing flat-bottom boats to kite surfing. After I completed my Bachelor’s and...
We are proud to announce that as of today, our Land-Based Blue Elephant and Maritime Green Orca Lithium Energy storage solutions are officially UN38.3-certified. The UN38.3 norm is extremely important for the safe transport of batteries. According to the regulations, almost all batteries must comply...
The world’s first fully solar-powered electric car ferry built by Ostseestaal is now ready for service. We at EST-Floattech are honoured to have contributed to the success of this innovative project. The fully electric/zero emissions ferry will serve a crossing on the Moselle river, between...
Last week we received an official response from NCK as EST-Floattech. The authority that took the ISO audit with us. Good news because the audit has been positive and from now on we can officially announce that we are ISO 9001 certified! Great result and...
The Pon Maritime companies Bakker Sliedrecht, Pon Power Bolier and EST-Floattech have joined forces to introduce their new Marine Hybrid Solutions at the Europort international exhibition. With this concept, they offer a propulsion and energy solution that combines diesel engines, energy storage and systems integration. A...