2021 November December Marina World
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DOCKSIDE UTILITIES<br />
Fast charging marine<br />
network launched<br />
UK-based Aqua superPower is developing a growing marine fast-charge<br />
network, supplying and installing future-proof high powered smart network<br />
chargers at no cost to the site owner/operator. The timing is opportune.<br />
According to the company, the global<br />
electric boat market is expected to be<br />
worth over US$20 billion by 2027 and,<br />
assuming the market continues to grow<br />
in line with historical trends, there are<br />
likely to be in excess of one million<br />
electric boats by 2030.<br />
Regulation will accelerate this trend<br />
as more and more waterspace will only<br />
be accessible to electric boats. Access<br />
to charging infrastructure offered by<br />
forward-thinking companies like Aqua<br />
is thus essential in order to give boat<br />
builders and customers the confidence<br />
to transition away from liquid carbon<br />
fuels.<br />
Chargers on the Aqua network<br />
provide reliable and ultrafast 25kW-<br />
150kW DC charging for both leisure<br />
and commercial boats. From jet-skis<br />
and superyacht tenders to passenger<br />
ferries and cargo vessels, Aqua<br />
will own, operate and maintain this<br />
network of smart chargers using its<br />
own cloud-based back-office system<br />
providing secure access to a range of<br />
user functionalities. Aqua superPower<br />
already supports marinas, boat builders<br />
and boat owners in the drive to bring<br />
electric power to the water and reduce<br />
the impact of boating on marine<br />
ecosystems.<br />
The company is rolling out its network<br />
with six fully marinised superchargers<br />
installed along the Côte d’Azur and<br />
the Italian Ligurian Riviera, another in<br />
Venice, and a further 20 installations<br />
planned this year. In September, it was<br />
Aqua superPower owns, operates and<br />
maintains a network of smart chargers for<br />
installation in marinas.<br />
the first fast-charge network company<br />
to be awarded a grant under the Clean<br />
Maritime Demonstration Competition,<br />
funded by the UK Department for<br />
Transport, and delivered with Innovate<br />
UK. Led by the University of Plymouth<br />
with Plymouth City Council, Princess<br />
Yachts and Aqua superPower as<br />
Technology Partner, Plymouth’s Marine<br />
e-Charging Living Lab (MeLL) will host<br />
the UK’s first charging network for<br />
electric maritime vessels.<br />
Most recently, the company<br />
was invited by port authorities to<br />
host the first electric boat show<br />
- St Tropez E-Marine <strong>2021</strong> - as<br />
an education industry showcase<br />
that was attended by key players,<br />
including leading electric boat<br />
builders, power train manufacturers,<br />
marina owners, port operators and<br />
municipal representatives. The event<br />
demonstrated that the technology<br />
and infrastructure for clean e-marine<br />
mobility exists, with the common<br />
message coming from all participants<br />
that ‘the future is now’.<br />
www.aqua-superpower.com<br />
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www.marinaworld.com – <strong>November</strong>/<strong>December</strong> <strong>2021</strong>
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