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Energy Storage

Lithium-sulfur battery in luxury yachts

by Alex Scott
November 21, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 45

 

A photo of a yacht.
Credit: Oxis
Oxis's batteries will be used in yachts designed by Jean Jacques Coste.

Oxis Energy, a British start-up developing lithium-sulfur batteries, has secured a 10-year, $5 million contract to supply the high-end boat builder Yachts de Luxe with its technology. Yachts de Luxe aims to install 400 kW h batteries in its 12 m luxury boats to provide them with a range of 70–100 nautical miles at cruising speeds.

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