2023 May June Marina World

PRODUCT FOCUS
VoltSafe is going to disrupt the power
supply and delivery space, a sector
ripe for innovation. The safety aspect
of VoltSafe products should set new
regulatory standards and change how
power cords are connected to devices.
Marine electrification needs VoltSafe’s
technology.”
The interest in VoltSafe Marine
extends beyond pleasure-craft boaters
and marinas and into industrial shipping
and national defence too. Learning
about VoltSafe’s technology and marine
solution, Alex Rueben, executive
director of the Association of British
Columbia Marine Industries and former
chief operating officer of the Canadian
Navy, stated: “This plug will set a new
standard for marine electrical safety
and adds further ‘smart’ capabilities that
promise to accelerate the electrification
of vessel fleets. This is an exciting
technology addressing a real need.”
Reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs)
through electrification is the future,
but energy management is equally as
important. VoltSafe believes what gets
measured gets managed, and has built
its connectors with smart capabilities
that allow a user to monitor power
being used at the outlet level. With this
IoT-enabled connectivity, boaters can
manage a boat’s power usage from a
smart phone, and a marina operator
can manage every slip from a single
dashboard, all while relying on the
With VoltSafe’s power management
software the marina operator can manage
every slip from a single dashboard.
Smart adaptors ensure safe and
secure connection.
safest standard in marine
electrical safety.
Sanad Aridah, VoltSafe’s
CTO, describes the root
benefits as follows: “An
investment in a VoltSafe
Marine connector is like getting
an insurance policy on your
vessel. Along with previously
unattainable levels of safety,
energy usage also comes into
play with the electrification of
boats becoming increasingly
popular. The accompanying
VoltSafe mobile application
will help boat owners and
marinas reduce their power
consumption effectively.”
Elisabeth Charmley, executive
director and co-founder of the
Vancouver Maritime Centre for Climate,
added: “As electrification of assets
proliferates, VoltSafe’s patented plug
and outlet connectors will play a key
role in energy management – VoltSafe
is ahead of the curve.”
VoltSafe recently received its eighth
patent approval, and approvals are
still pending in 40 additional countries.
“VoltSafe’s patented technology is
the engine that drives prongless
(conductive) connectors delivering safe,
simple and smart-enabled solutions.
Protecting our IP enables us to optimise
opportunities for licensing agreements,
proliferating our technology worldwide.
We are currently placing heavy focus
on advancing our technology within
the marine industry, a sector that
is ready and primed for safer, ultraconvenient
shore power solutions that
save lives, money and reduce GHG
impact,” Burgess added.
Earlier this year, VoltSafe earned
a CES 2023 Innovation Award. The
company will be exhibiting at several
trade shows this year, including IBEX
in Tampa, Florida, this October, taking
centre-stage in the Tech Talk Theater
to deliver a one-hour presentation of
its marine application as a solution for
marine EV and shore power. VoltSafe
will also be attending Metstrade in
Amsterdam for the second consecutive
year.
A final word of approval comes
from marina operator, Mauricio
Guerra Navarro, dock operations
coordinator at Coal Harbour Marina
in Vancouver. “VoltSafe Marine is the
most modern and convenient way of
shore power solutions; a fully integrated
shore power system with optimised
functionalities,” he says. “It’s easy to
use and convenient for manual plug-in.
With VoltSafe, there are no complicated
plug-ins, no more hassles and no
more need of twist locks that usually
fail. Integrated with a modernised
software app, with true live monitoring,
it’s extremely user-friendly for captains
and boat enthusiasts, as well as marina
and facility operators. [It’s an] all in
one product destined to cover all the
needs of the industry. It is extremely
convenient and a great tool to survey
the use and distribution of electric
power in the marina/dock grid. This is
definitely the future of shore power.”
For a limited time, VoltSafe is
inviting select marina operators
across North America to join a
beta pilot programme to conduct
a large-scale test of its patented
technology within an active
marina.
As part of this pilot, each marina
will actively test the control box and
pedestal-side connectors retrofit
onto a small number of existing
pedestals and have access to
VoltSafe’s power management
software. Marina test partners are
required to place a refundable
deposit for the beta units. At the
end of the test project, these beta
units can also be converted into a
purchase order for first-access to
commercial units at a later date.
Interested marinas should contact
marine@voltsafe.com or visit
voltsafemarine.com/aboutbetapilot
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