Echandia lands Incat hybrid power contract

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Echandia will supply its Echandia Core battery system for a new 78-metre hybrid ferry under construction at Incat Tasmania in Australia.

A render of the new hybrid electric ferry for Incat

Source: Echandia Marine

This agreement marks Echandia’s first delivery to Incat and supports growing demand for battery power solutions across the commercial marine sector

This agreement marks Echandia’s first delivery to Incat and supports growing demand for vessel electrification and battery power solutions across the commercial marine sector.

“The vessel has been conceived as part of a series with flexibility and modularity as a high priority to ensure the vessels can serve many applications over its design life,” said Stewart Wells, chief technical officer at Incat.

”We need a battery system that can handle both high power demands and frequent charging cycles across different routes. Echandia Core gives us exactly that.”

Maximum flexibility

The high-speed aluminium catamaran has been designed to maximise operational flexibility while reducing operating expenditure and enabling operators to transition away from fossil fuels.

It will accommodate up to 650 passengers and 120 cars, with a maximum operating speed of 28 knots. Designed for multiple deployment profiles, the vessel can operate in fully electric, hybrid or generator-only modes, allowing zero-emission operation on short crossings and within emission-control zones while maintaining extended range capability on longer services.

The battery system is based on LTO chemistry, designed to minimise degradation and maintain stable performance throughout its operational lifecycle.

According to Echandia, this approach also enables future capacity expansion without significant performance variation between existing and new modules.

“A vessel built with this flexibility in mind needs a battery system that keeps future options open. Because LTO chemistry exhibits minimal degradation over time, capacity can later be expanded without a performance mismatch between old and new modules. Echandia Core is designed for that full lifecycle flexibility.” said Felix Backgård, head of technical sales at Echandia.

The vessel is scheduled to be available for bareboat or time charter from January 2027.

Echandia is making huge inroads into the electric ferry market.

In April, it announced it will supply a 780kWh battery system for the Gotland Horizon X ferry, a Gotlandsbolaget operated catamaran that will operate between Visby and Nynäshamn.

The vessel is being built by Austal Limited and is expected to be delivered in mid-2028.