Exponent Joins the Maritime Battery Forum to Advance Safe and Sustainable Maritime Electrification
The Netherlands, 7th July 2025 – The Maritime Battery Forum (MBF) is proud to welcome Exponent, a globally renowned engineering and scientific consulting firm, as the newest member of our global community of maritime battery enablers.
Exponent brings over 20 years of experience in battery technology consulting, having supported industries worldwide through deep technical insight, multidisciplinary analysis, and rigorous problem-solving. With a team of more than 950 consultants spanning 90+ disciplines, Exponent is uniquely equipped to address complex scientific and engineering challenges — including those associated with lithium-ion battery systems that are increasingly integral to the maritime industry’s decarbonization goals.
Exponent’s work in failure analysis, incident investigation, and litigation support has positioned the firm as a trusted partner in some of the most sensitive and critical battery-related projects globally. Over the past five years, the company has expanded its focus to include maritime electrification, bringing its cross-disciplinary knowledge to bear on the performance, reliability, and safety of battery systems onboard vessels.
Currently, Exponent is engaged in litigation support related to lithium-ion battery failures resulting in vessel loss and is proactively partnering with maritime clients — including defense sector stakeholders — to assess risks and develop mitigation strategies for battery applications on commercial and military vessels.
“Exponent is excited to join the Maritime Battery Forum and engage with its partners. The collaboration between organizations is propelling the development of emerging technologies in maritime applications and advancing their implications for a greener economy. We look forward to leveraging our battery and energy storage expertise to support the mission of MBF.
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The decision to join MBF is rooted in a shared commitment to safety, sustainability, and collaboration. Exponent's vision — “solving the most formidable scientific and engineering challenges to create a safer, healthier, more sustainable world” — aligns strongly with MBF’s mission to advance maritime battery technology through shared knowledge and global cooperation.
Through its MBF membership, Exponent aims to contribute actively to ongoing conversations and initiatives surrounding battery system safety, thermal propagation mitigation, performance optimization, and risk management. Exponent’s expertise can provide critical insights to address the technical and regulatory challenges faced by shipbuilders, operators, and energy system integrators as the sector pushes toward carbon neutrality.
About the Maritime Battery Forum
The Maritime Battery Forum was founded with the aim of promoting new and efficient energy storage technologies in the maritime industry. With over 90 members on 3 continents, the MBF works to disseminate information, facilitate discussion about and review new technology which is complementary to battery technology-based solutions or in one way or the other play an important role towards a zero-emission vision.
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Email: ayomidesalifu@maritimebatteryforum.com
Website: www.maritimebatteryforum.com
