Corvus Energy opens new battery plant in US

Corvus Energy and the Port of Bellingham are both founding members of Washington Maritime Blue, a strategic alliance formed to foster Washington state’s maritime economic strategy. The organisation has led several delegations to Norway to engage with the Norwegian national and local governments, industry leaders and other innovation cluster organisations in the maritime sector.

Citing forecasts that predict an estimated US$800M market for maritime energy storage systems by 2030, Corvus said it has the largest installed base of maritime battery systems in the industry, with more than 600 projects and millions of operating hours for its units.

Corvus solidified its expansion plans in 2022 after more than two years of work with representatives from the US state of Washington. 

In September 2019, the Port of Bellingham, Washington’s economic development director Don Goldberg met leadership from Corvus Energy, then spent the next couple of years notifying Corvus of available industrial properties that might suit its expansion needs.

Once a suitable premises was agreed upon, the Washington State Department of Commerce awarded the port a US$250,000 grant to support updating the building to suit Corvus’ needs.

“Support from the Port of Bellingham in identifying a location was outstanding, they went above and beyond to help us in the site selection process. Knowing we had strong, long-term partners that would support our growth plans made the final decision to expand easy," a statement from Corvus Energy said in May 2022.

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