b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS Corvus Energy Secures Growth Capital to Accelerate Maritime DecarbonizationC orvusEnergy,asupplierofcruiseshipsavertinganestimated energy-storagesystems(ESS)11 million tons of COto date.for the maritime industry, an- 2nounced it has secured a $60 millionThe funding will enable Corvus Ener-growth capital injection from a groupgy to accelerate deployment of its solu-ofblue-chipinternationalinvestors.tions,expandproductioncapacity,MEMBER NEWSMorgan Stanley Investment Manage- continue leading product innovation,WSF Invites ment led an investor consortium thatand contribute to the decarbonization includes Just Climate and J. Lauritzen. of a global shipping industry. Riders to Steer Founded in 2009, Corvus Energy hasCorvusEnergyoperatesgloballyThe Ferrypioneered maritime ESS, today supply- across15locationswithmanufac-ing over half of the worlds zero-emis- turing sites in Norway, Canada, and sion vessels. The company has deliveredthe United States, and offers a broadP assengersaboardWashington over 1,300 hybrid or all-electric ESS in- portfolio of maritime ESS products,State Ferries Tokitae can see and stallations worldwide. This representsspanningmultiplechemistriesandfeel what its like to steer a ferry 1,300 MWh of installed capacity andperformance profiles. thankstosomecreativitybyengine more than one million operating hoursroomemployees.Thespecialhelm across different segments such as fer- Thefundingroundisexpectedtohas a wheel, compass, buttons and an ries, offshore vessels, tugs, RoPaxes andclose in the coming weeks.electronic display and has been a big hit with riders, especially kids who like testing it out and taking photos. Oiler Sam Lombard spotted the helm a few years ago on a decommissioned vessel. It sparked an idea that quickly gainedmomentumwithhisfellow engine room colleagues. Over the past year,TokitaeStaffChiefEngineer Brady Ferguson and his crew volun-teered their time to work on the helm. They took it apart, then cleaned, sand-ed,andpaintedit,andthenrebuilt the helm piece by piece. Some of them PHOTO: WASHINGTON STATE FERRIESeven used their own money and donat-ed parts, like an engine control lever andbrassbinnacle.Theirteamwork preserved a piece of company history and created something that can inspire people to join the maritime industry.FOGHORN 52'