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Floating Battery

This is a Dutch-spoken event

Flexible shore-based charging solutions

Inland shipping is facing a major transition. As vehicles become increasingly electrified, the demand for charging capacity for barges will also grow. How can we make inland shipping more sustainable without having to rely on fixed shore-based power installations?

With the Floating Battery project, VIL and Sirris worked on a flexible and future-proof solution. Battery containers supply power during mooring and serve as charging infrastructure for battery-electric ships in locations without fixed facilities.

In light of the EU’s Fit for 55 initiative and the growing need for shore power and charging points, Floating Battery offers an innovative alternative for inland shipping.

Register and discover during this event how advanced battery technology can contribute to the energy transition to green supply chains.

More information about the Floating Battery project:

https://vil.be/project/floating-battery-flexibele-walstroom-en-laadoplossingen-voor-binnenvaart/

 


PRACTICAL INFORMATION

This is a Dutch-spoken event

Date: Wednesday 1 April 2026
Time: Start at 1.30 PM, provided end at 6 PM
Location: LogiVille, Galileilaan 3, 2845 Niel

Participation price:
VIL members: free of charge
Other: Free of charge for 1 person per company. Additional participants per company pay € 165,00 p.p. (excl. 21% VAT)

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PROGRAMME

1.30 PM Reception
2 PM Welcome & project framework
Sven Geysels, Projectleider, VIL
2.15 PM System requirements and concept
Matthijs Janssens, Energy Transition Engineer, Sirris
3 PM Break
3.25 PM Clarification of the theoretically executed scenarios
Tania Drissen, Project Engineer, Sirris
4 PM Battery power in the maritime sector, rules and lesson learned
Piet van den Ouden, Global Fuel Excellence Center Senior Manager/BDMRina
4.20 PM The role of Fluvius in the sustainabilization of the Flemish barging sector
Pieter Vermassen, Accountmanager TCB, Fluvius
4.40 PM Final words and recommendations
Julie Stuer, Projectleider, VIL
4.55 PM Networking drink

REGISTRATION

Register via the link below.

VIL