Developer of energy solutions for maritime electrification Echandia has entered an agreement to deepen its collaboration with Toshiba. Under the new agreement the partnership will develop fuel-cell technology combined with batteries to accelerate electrification of the maritime industry. The duo’s objective is to develop the market for maritime fuel cell solutions with a focus on extreme heavy-duty applications. Through the collaboration, both Echandia and Toshiba believe it will be possible to increase the lifespan of a typical fuel cell by at least 200%.

“Echandia is proud to announce this partnership with Toshiba, a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology,” commented Magnus Eriksson, CEO, Echandia. “We have a long history of working successfully together, and I am excited to strengthen the relationship further. Toshiba will be an invaluable partner in terms of developing our fuel cell systems.”

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“Since Toshiba ESS began working on fuel cell systems in the 1960s, we have been advancing the development of hydrogen-related technologies,” explained Shigehiro Kawahara, vice president of the Toshiba ESS, Energy Aggregation Division. “Striving toward the realization of a hydrogen society, we aim to provide high value-added hydrogen solutions by integrating related technologies such as renewable energy-derived hydrogen energy. By expanding our business through this collaboration, we will help make a carbon-neutral society a reality.”

Echandia and Toshiba have worked in strategic collaboration before, with Echandia’s Lithium Titanium Oxide-based (LTO) battery systems being based on Toshiba’s rechargeable LTO battery cell SCiB.