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storage capability in the form of Corvus?AT6500 lithium- polymer battery pack is being integrated in the power system. The lithium-polymer battery is com-prised of 6.5 kWh modules, has a ca-pacity of 455 kWh, and is capable ofdelivering up to 4MWh bursts over a short period of time. ?Having our prod- uct win its place on the Viking Lady is a tremendous validation of Corvus En- ergy?s approach to working with key marine industry partners such as Wärt- silä for the next generation of drive and storage systems,? said Brent Perry, Corvus Energy?s CEO. After looking at different options, the designer and sys- tem integrator of Wärtsilä?s Viking Lady selected Corvus? battery pack and bat- tery management system as the solutionto monitor all aspects of the system?s module, pack and array operations.?With her innovative fuel cell technol- ogy and extremely advanced systems in- tegration, Viking Lady required a reliable, robust and extremely energy dense energy storage solution,? said Wärtsilä?s Bjørn Roger Haugen, Power Drive Specialist, Ship Power Technol- ogy. ?Corvus Energy?s battery packs and battery management system allows us to optimize the benefits of energy consumption in a true hybrid energy system.? The nitrogen oxides (NOx), Carbon monoxide (CO) and methane(CH4) will be significally reduced from the offshore supply vessel by optimiz- ing the use of the total power system. www.vikinglady.no GTT, Amarcon Offer Sloshing Preven- tion Technology Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, signed an agreement with GTT(Gaztransport & Technigaz) on mutual development of forecasting and advice software system onboard LNG carriers. GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) is a French engineering company formed in 1994 by the merger of the two major players in the field of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) membrane containmentsystems Gaztransport and S.N.Tech- nigaz resulting in a cumulative experi- ence of more than 80 years. GTTspecializes in designing and licensingthe construction of cryogenic LNG stor- age tanks for the shipbuilding industry. In the coming years, a significant growth in the long distance transport of LNG is expected. The International En- ergy Agency predicts that LNG trade will reach record heights, almost dou-bling between 2006 and 2015 to 393 bil-lion cubic meters a year. Consequently, a considerable number of new build LNG carriers will come into the market. It is clear that the safe operation of thesevessels will be imperative in order to provide safe conditions to the LNG tanks and to optimize the operationalavailability of the ships. In the coming years, Amarcon and GTT will work together to develop and market tools and services that enable the operators of LNG vessels with GTT containment systems to safely operatetheir ships by preventing sloshing. The new system will collect data from oper- ation processes in order to control andfine-tune the quality of the sloshing measurements and predictions. ?For Amarcon, this agreement with GTT is aunique opportunity to work together with the leading designer of LNG tanksin order to provide their clients with a complete package to facilitate safe and efficient LNG transportations,? said Leon Adegeest, General Manager of Amarcon.www.amarcon.com 120Maritime Reporter & Engineering News NEWSPEOPLE & COMPANIES MR#11 (114--121):MR Template 11/6/2012 12:04 PM Page 120