Oceanvolt’s HighPower ServoProp 25 has been announced as the overall winner of the DAME Design Awards at METSTRADE 2023. Andre Hoek, chair of the DAME Award jury, presented the 32nd-anniversary edition of the DAME Award at the opening of the METSTRADE show this morning (15 November 2023) during the METSTRADE Breakfast Briefing in the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre. […]
Last year, Sean McMillan, founder of Spirit Yachts, announced that more than half the boats on order with the company were repeat orders for existing owners, but each repeat order owner was moving from diesel to electric. This obviously delighted him. It’s no industry secret that Spirit has been pushing hard on the sustainability agenda […]
Finnish electric propulsion pioneer Oceanvolt has launched a crowdfunding campaign through Invesdor with a goal of raising €800,000 for 6.08 per cent of the company, which includes its fully owned subsidiary Oceanvolt USA. The equity shares are being offered at €90 each, with a minimum investment of four shares. Oceanvolt says the company is experiencing strong […]
Danish yacht manufacturer X-Yachts has launched a 49-foot, 12-ton hybrid-powered yacht equipped with two 10kW electric saildrives from Oceanvolt. The X4⁹E is a specially adapted version of the existing X4⁹ and is the first electric X-Yacht made by the yard. ”We didn’t want to be first movers in this area, but preferred to wait until technology […]