Det bliver svenske Echandia, som skal levere batterierne til den elektriske katamaran, som Incat bygger. Katamaranen med byggenummer 100, bliver bygget på værftets regning, da der endnu ikke er en aftager til den. Den vil efter de nyeste tidsplaner være klar til at kunne chartres fra januar 2027.
“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. 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.” -Stewart Wells, Chief Technical Officer at Incat
Katamaranen er designet til at kunne sejle, som fuld elektrisk, hybrid eller via generatorer. Den vil blive udstyret med LTO-batterier (lithium-titanat-oxid), som er en særlig type genopladeligt lithium-ion-batteri, der udmærker sig ved ekstremt hurtig opladning, enestående lang levetid og høj sikkerhed.
“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. ” Felix Backgård, Head of Technical Sales at Echandia
Kilde: Echandia
