3. Market Prospects and Development Trends of Sailboat Lithium Batteries
As a new energy propulsion system, sailboat lithium batteries have enormous market potential and development space. According to industry forecasts, the global electric ship market size will reach 10.82 billion US dollars (approximately 69 billion RMB) by 2027. With the promotion of multiple factors such as technological progress, policy support, and environmental demand, sailboat lithium batteries will show obvious development trends in the following aspects.
The application scope is expanded: at present, the sailing lithium battery is mainly used in passenger ships, freight ships, port tugs, port ships and factory ship in inland lakes, rivers and offshore ports. With breakthroughs in ship power system networking technology, ship power propulsion technology, and high-power power grid connection technology, the electrification penetration of large and long-distance route ships is expected to start. In the future, lithium batteries for sailboats will gradually cover more ship types and scenarios, such as cruise ships, fishing boats, warships, yachts, etc.
Product performance improvement: At present, lithium iron phosphate battery is mainly used as the power source of sailing lithium battery, which has the advantages of high safety, long life and low cost. However, compared to ternary lithium batteries, there is still significant room for improvement in energy density and power density. In the future, sailboat lithium batteries will continue to optimize their materials, structures, processes, and other aspects, improve their performance indicators such as specific energy, specific power, charging and discharging efficiency, and cycle stability, to meet the needs of different application scenarios.
Innovation in charging and swapping mode: Currently, sailboat lithium batteries mainly use shore power systems (charging from shore power sources when docked) as energy replenishment solutions. However, this solution still has issues such as limited coverage, insufficient capacity, slow charging speed, and device compatibility. In the future, sailboat lithium batteries will explore more charging and swapping modes, such as swapping mode (using the concept of "battery bank" and leasing to achieve quick battery replacement), integrated energy storage mode (using "plug and play" containerized batteries to achieve peak valley balance and energy storage benefits), etc., to improve the convenience and economy of charging and swapping.
Enhanced awareness of green environmental protection: Due to over 90% of international trade goods being shipped by sea, both domestic and international efforts are increasing support for shipping decarbonization. For example, the Singapore government has announced that starting from 2030, new port ships operating in Singapore ports must be fully electric or can be powered by net zero emission fuel. As the country with the most large-scale electric ship operations in the world, Norway has also set the goal of making Oslo Port the world's first zero emission port by 2030. These measures will promote the widespread application of lithium batteries in sailboats, achieving green transformation and low-carbon development in the shipping industry.
To sum up, the sailing lithium battery is a new energy power propulsion system, which has the advantages of high energy density, high power density, long life, low self-discharge, no pollution, etc. It is the most advanced sailing power battery at present. Sailing lithium batteries can not only provide efficient, environmentally friendly, safe, and convenient power propulsion systems, but also be suitable for various scenarios of sailing travel. With the promotion of multiple factors such as technological progress, policy support, and environmental demand, sailboat lithium batteries will show obvious development trends in terms of expanding application scope, improving product performance, innovating charging and swapping modes, and enhancing green environmental awareness. As a new energy propulsion system, sailboat lithium batteries have enormous market potential and development space, which is worthy of our attention and expectation.
