Barcelona manufactures first automatic electric sailing catamaran (wing sailEnglish) and zero emissionsIntroduced by the Zen Yachts company. This is another development in a range of eco-yachts that is becoming increasingly common in this elite marine segment. Famous athletes, businessmen and celebrities are betting more and more on sustainable yachts, considering that often these pleasure boats travel very long distances and are therefore important sources of polluting emissions into the atmosphere.
The ZEN50 is called to set a trend, as it is a truly sustainable boat. The author of the design is naval architect Julien Mélot, who specializes in ecological boats such as the Surya Namaska, Indonesia’s first traditional solar powered boat. When it comes to this new luxury yacht, A gigantic sail that operates automatically from the touchscreen and also has an ultra-efficient sunroof It is a system that provides the energy required for the boat without the need for any generator on the boat and thus guarantees zero emissions.
It has the capacity to host 12 passengers and its price varies between 1.5 and 2.5 million euros, depending on the version in question.
Automatic sailing, an OceanWings 3.2 manufactured by Ayro, makes this catamaran the first mass-produced catamaran in the world to be equipped with this innovative element. It was originally developed for Team Oracle to play in the 2010 Copa América and has been developed to become more effective over the last few years.
A fully autonomous sail
The fact that the sail is automatic not only means it rises and falls on its own, but also means that it has integrated sensors that read the speed and direction of the wind and therefore automatically select the best angle of attack and precise slope. to keep the boat moving.
The catamaran, of course, has an electric motor. Lithium battery banks deliver 160 Kwh and power a silent pair of electric propulsion motors that work with the sail, capable of reaching 14 knots.
According to simulations performed with different sea conditions and weather conditions, the manufacturer “The ZEN50 can consistently reach high performance catamaran speeds without the need for generator sets.”. This is exactly the difference from other ships that claim to be sustainable but supplement their clean energy sources with oil-fired generators.
As for the roof of photovoltaic solar panels, the catamaran offers a maximum power of 17,000w, moving 16 tons of its weight, which means 1 kW per ton of water displaced, thus outperforming all other yachts of this size.
Powerful spotlights just facing the water detract from the boat’s sustainable purpose, as they are a source of light pollution that harms marine life.
The ship’s two hulls, constructed from carbon fiber and corecell, have been designed to achieve maximum efficiency while offering high resistance and low weight at the same time.
Yacht information and features: https://www.zenyachts.com/zen50
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