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Vita grows clean California fleet with 100% electric workboat at Berkeley Marina
May 23, 2025

Vita Power continues to expand their fleet of electric workboats in California with the purchase by Berekeley of a VITA Seal that will be used for everything from debris removal to emergency response.Listen to this article as a podcastThe marina join

New solid state marine battery gives boats range without weight
May 22, 2025

With an energy density of 245 watt hours per kilogram, a solid state marine battery from Italys Sealance enables electric boats and ships to pack more electricity storage into less onboard weight and space.Listen to this article as a podcastA solid

Electric bass boat from Kimple and ExploMar has 45mph (70 kph) top speed
May 18, 2025

Chinese electric outboard manufacturer ExploMar is joining forces with Kimple Boats on a high performance electric bass boat, the E498, that will use the ExploMar WAVE 70+ electric outboard (70 horsepower / 50 kiloWatts) with a 60 kWh battery pack.Liste

World Yachting Summit highlights sustainability options
May 13, 2025

The first World Yachting Summit (WYS) took place April 15 – 17 in Monaco and I had the honour and pleasure of participating as Moderator for a number of sessions on improving sustainability in yachting.Listen to this article as a podcastThe Sum

All aboard for 2nd World Boating Day May 24
May 11, 2025

World Boating Day, a collective celebration of leisure boating launched last spring, is scheduled to return this May 24 with events planned at dozens of shipyards, marinas, yacht clubs, sailing schools, and other sites across 20 countries and three contin

WaVeS #27 electric boats and boating news: May 8, 2025
May 08, 2025

Plugboats WAVES (Watts, Amps, Volts, Electrons) is a regular collection of electric boat and boating news items that we have written about before and are updating, or items we are going to write about but are waiting for more information / developments

E1 electric speedboat series fills 2025 schedule, adds media partners with over 1 billion viewers
May 06, 2025

The E1 Series of electric speedboat racing has added two new races and relocated another to fill out the schedule for 2025, also adding new media partners that make the events available to over 1 billion potential viewers worldwide.This is the second yea

Two new electric boats to ride on ‘cushion of air’ with energy efficient AirHull technology
May 03, 2025

Norwegian Startup Pascal Technologies has announced that two new electric vessels, the NABCREW Zero AirBlue 1240 and the Hugin DC, will both be integrating the companys energy efficient AirHull technology.Listen to this article as a podcastThe AirHu

Sunreef Yachts uses AI for next-gen solar panel hull material
May 01, 2025

Sunreef Yachts, which introduced its revolutionary Solar Skin solar panel hull material 2022 and improved it in 2024, has again boosted efficiency and performance with the launch of Solar Skin 3.0.Listen to this article as a podcast:Solar Skin 1.0 wa

New JOOOL electric propulsion on 3 sailboats at La Grand Motte show
April 29, 2025

JOOOL is the name of a new turnkey hybrid and electric propulsion system for sailing yachts. It was developed and manufactured in France by the team behind Alternatives Energies, who have over 25 years of expertise in marine electrification.Listen to th