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Gotland Horizon X

Apr 10
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Echandia To Supply Battery System for GOTLAND HORIZON X

By 2026 Newsletter week 15
  • Sweden’s Echandia will deliver a 780 kWh battery system for GOTLAND HORIZON X, a new hybrid high-speed catamaran for Gotlandsbolaget.
  • The vessel, to be built by Austal Limited, is scheduled for delivery in mid-2028.
  • Capacity: 1,500 passengers and 400 cars; service speed 29 knots (Visby–Nynäshamn in just over 3 hours).
  • The battery system is designed for a 20-year lifespan, supporting hybrid functions such as peak shaving and load levelling.
Apr 06
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Gotlandsbolaget & Austal: important step in climate journey

By 2023 Newsletter week 14

Swedish Gotlandsbolaget and Australian shipyard Austal have signed a letter of intent to design Gotlandsbolaget’s new catamaran, “Gotland Horizon X”.

  • multi-fuel / fossil-free (such as hydrogen)
  • 35 knots | 1,650 passengers | 450 passenger cars
  • energy-efficient hull, minimal weight, optimal energy management, streamlined operations and flows throughout the vessel
  • to be used mainly during the summer months
  • crossing time between the island of Gotland and the Swedish mainland in under 3 hours