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The Ning Yuan Dian Kun can carry 740 containers and is powered by 19 MWh of batteries.

40% of all shipping is just to ship oil, gas and coal around. Roughly $42 billion per year is spent on maritime shipping fuels specifically to transport fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas). https://qz.com/2113243/forty-percent-of-all-shipping-cargo-consists-of-fossil-fuels

Over half the world’s container fleet is under 3,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units – the industry’s standard measure), operating shorter, high-frequency routes between ports.

These are exactly the routes where batteries begin to make sense.

What’s nifty about the Ning Yuan Dian Kun is that its batteries are housed inside 10 standard shipping containers:
✅ The battery containers can be swapped in port
✅ Each container includes cooling, monitoring and fire suppression systems
✅ The ship automatically recognises and integrates new battery modules

This is electrification without the downtime for charging.

Studies suggest battery-powered ships can already compete economically on routes up to 1,000 km – and that range is expanding as batteries improve.

Beyond propulsion, up to 30% of ship fuel is burned simply to provide power while in port. Work is already underway in Europe, North America and China to reduce this pollution by plugging moored vessels into the grid. Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-17/the-ships-that-move-global-trade-are-going-electric

OP: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gavinmooney_the-worlds-largest-all-electric-container-share-7460218113033232384-xC2B

u/Simpleximo — 9 days ago
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Europe's electricity storage race: Which countries lead in battery capacity?

TL;DR from the article:

  • EU battery fleet grew tenfold since 2021, now at 77 GWh
  • Grid-scale costs dropped 45% in 2025 alone
  • Germany leads at 2.8 GW, Italy second at 2 GW
  • France near the bottom despite doubling capacity
  • Bulgaria was the surprise breakout market

The 45% cost drop in a single year is striking. Germany and Italy leading makes sense, but France sitting near the bottom is the interesting part given how much flexibility their grid will need as solar keeps growing.

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u/Ok-Quality-9246 — 8 days ago
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Which countries lead the global electrification race? One useful measure: electricity as a share of total final energy consumption. Norway is out in front at 49%, helped by hydropower and steady… | Jan Rosenow

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u/Simpleximo — 7 days ago
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The United States could double the amount of electricity supplied by onshore wind turbines from 10% to 21% without adding a single new turbine or needing any more land..

Without allocating any more space for wind farms, states like Oregon, New Mexico and Vermont could move to grids that are 100% wind/water/solar powered. They could even start becoming consistent net exporters of clean energy.

How you ask? By replacing older, aging turbines with bigger next-gen models.

Nothing revolutionary. No new technological breakthrough required.

Really interesting analysis out of Mark Jacobson's group at Stanford identifying this very cost effective opportunity to provide additional clean energy for the grid.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bonniegurry\_did-you-know-that-the-united-states-could-share-7458157206211907584-IcCC?

u/Simpleximo — 11 days ago