17 year old skipper taking electric RIB on record voyage around Great Britain
Meet Harry. A young skipper with a passion for the marine environment who is on a mission to pilot an
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Pitch opportunity for CleanTech Blue Economy startups
A pitch competition for new CleanTech Blue Economy startups will be held at the GALAXIA Electric Boat Show in Lisbon
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Rafael Nadal new team owner in electric boat racing championship
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal will become the latest team owner in the UIM E1 World Championship, the world’s first all-electric
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Commercial e-Boat Rally added to 2023 Monaco Energy Boat Challenge
For the 10th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC), the host Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) is presenting
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Gussies Electric Boat Awards Winners 2022
Congratulations to all of the 2022 Gussies Winners! After voting by the public and an International Judging Panel of 19
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ePropulsion wins Green Innovator Award
ePropulsion UK has won the first MDL Green Innovator Award, presented at the second annual Green Tech Boat Show, held
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e-Regatta 2022 results and report from Venice Boat Show
The results are in from e-Regatta 2022 which by all accounts was a great success, with swelling interest from competitors,
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Venice Boat Show: 36 electric boats, e-Regatta, new e-boat races and more.
This year’s Venice Boat Show marks another important step in e-boating, with 36 electric and hybrid boats from 22 exhibitors
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New hydrofoiling hydrogen chase boat for America’s Cup
Emirates Team New Zealand, who introduced foiling to America’s Cup competition in 2012, is innovating again with an electric hydrofoiling
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Venice e-Regatta 2022: Call for Entries
After the success of last year’s event, the 2nd edition of the Venice e-Regatta will be held June 1-3, 2022,
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Electric speedboat battery company acquired by John Deere
One of the world’s largest equipment manufacturers has purchased a majority stake in Kreisel Electric, the company building the electric
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Ingenity electric boat wins Boat of The Year from Boating Magazine
After testing 100 different boats of all kinds in 2021, Boating Magazine has announced that the all electric Ingenity Super
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World’s 1st green hydrogen racing yacht aiming for Vendee Globe 2024
The round-the-world Vendée Globe may be the world’s most gruelling sport competition, and the world’s 1st green hydrogen racing yacht
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Electrons #4: arcs, sparks and electric boat news
Plugboats ELECTRONS is an occasional collection of electric boat news and boating items that we have written about before and
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Emirates America’s Cup team working on hydrogen chase boat
Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ), winner of the 36th America’s Cup this past March, is developing a hydrogen chase boat
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All Gustave Trouvé Award nominees for 2021. Congratulations!
There were so many boats nominated in this year’s Gustave Trouvé Awards for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating that
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Venice Boat Show, e-Regatta mark arrival of electric boats
With 23 boats participating in the world’s 1st e-regatta and those numbers bolstered by electric motor manufacturers at the Venice
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World’s 1st e-Regatta ready to take off June 2 in Venice
After a year and a half of preparation (complicated by COVID), the world’s 1st e-Regatta starts tomorrow (June 2) at
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Venice Boat Show, electric boat regatta set for May 29
The Salone Nautico Venezia and the accompanying ę-Regatta electric boat regatta, both postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic,
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Winners of The 1st Gussies Electric Boat Awards
The voting in the 1st ‘Gussies‘ electric boat awards – officially the Gustave Trouvé Awards for Excellence in Electric Boats
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