Case Study
Artemis Technologies showcase their flying boat
The company has developed an electric propulsion system known as the Artemis eFoiler to propel a high-speed electric ferry, which promises cleaner and smoother passenger journeys.
They have started working with ferry operator FRS Group, Connected Places Catapult, and the Council of the Isles of Scilly to develop a feasibility study to create a new green shipping corridor between St Mary’s on the islands and Newlyn on the mainland and hopes to better understand the economic, business, and social cases of using the system.
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Today we’re on the water with Artemis Technologies and we’re going to experience their EF12 workboat during London International Shipping Week. Now, the boat is 100% electric and carries an innovative Efoiler technology which actually lifts the boat above the surface of the water and all of that results in a really efficient operation. So underneath this boat, go down the strut, is an aeroplane wing. In the center of that aeroplane wing is the propulsion system. The boat then starts to speed up as you accelerate and eventually, just like an aeroplane, there’s enough for it to come out of the water.
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So at that point the energy requirement goes right down and that allows this boat to do really, really high speed for long distances on battery electric alone. Decarbonisation is not only a uk, but a global challenge. Transport plays a key role in terms of addressing that challenge and maritime is a really important subsector of transport. So it’s really important that we develop technologies like this in the UK to really address that global decarbonisation challenge. Sam.
