Maritime battery systems for demanding applications

Echandia's maritime battery

Echandia's maritime battery systems are built for the hardest duty cycles. Shipowners, operators, and defense customers rely on Echandia for uptime, safety, and low total cost of ownership. Our technology delivers ultra-fast charging and decades of high-frequency operation with minimal degradation for fuel-saving hybrid operation and fully electric propulsion.

Echandia ROBUST

Our safest, most durable battery system.

Echandia ULTRA

Built for Maximum Safety and Performance.

Echandia BMS

Our Battery Management System is the intelligence behind every Echandia battery system.

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December 17, 2022

Marine battery systems explained

A common misconception with LTO based marine battery systems is that they are heavier and require more space than other solutions. The reason is that we tend to evaluate batteries on a cell level instead of on a system level. Let us show you how the LTO-chemistry in fact can lead to a smaller, lighter system.

October 12, 2022

What batteries are used in Sparky the tugboat?

Sparky the tugboat is the world’s first fully electric ship-handling tugboat. The official name is RSD-E-Tug 2513 and the electric, battery-powered tugboat is based on Damen’s standard tugboat, called RSD 2513. The abbreviation RSD stands for ‘Reversed Stern Drive.

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January 8, 2026

Echandia selected to supply new battery system for the long-range pure electric ferry, Ellen.

Echandia has been selected to deliver a new battery system for E/F Ellen, operated by Ærøfærgerne in Denmark. Echandia will supply a 3.2 MWh LTO battery system to replace the previous 4.3 MWh NMC system. The new system is designed for a 15-year lifetime and features multiple daily fast-charging cycles at high efficiency.2

January 2, 2026

Echandia wins breakthrough contract for canadian coast guard icebreaker

Echandia, the leading Swedish supplier of advanced maritime battery systems, has secured an order from ABB to supply a battery system for a new hybrid icebreaker vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard to be built at Helsinki Shipyard. The contract marks Echandia’s first entry into the Canadian market and strengthens the company’s global footprint in sustainable maritime propulsion.

November 13, 2025

Echandia selected to supply new battery system for the long-range pure electric ferry, Ellen

Echandia has been selected to deliver a new battery system for E/F Ellen, operated by Ærøfærgerne in Denmark. Echandia will supply a 3.2 MWh LTO battery system to replace the previous 4.3 MWh NMC system. The new system is designed for a 15-year lifetime and features multiple daily fast-charging cycles at high efficiency.

November 12, 2025

Echandia Wins Breakthrough Contract for Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker

Echandia, the leading Swedish supplier of advanced maritime battery systems, has secured an order from ABB to supply a battery system for a new hybrid icebreaker vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard to be built at Helsinki Shipyard. The contract marks Echandia’s first entry into the Canadian market and strengthens the company’s global footprint in sustainable maritime propulsion.