METS electric update: All the exhibitors, products and newcomers

Metstrade, the world’s largest trade exhibition for marine equipment, is up and running and reflecting global trends in maritime, electric propulsion developers are in the ascendance.

Together with Plugboats, MIN has put together this Metstrade 2021 electric boats exhibitors guide to provide readers both at the show and at home with the lowdown on new electric propulsion exhibitors, products and newcomers.

The electric exhibitors are all listed at the bottom of the page with booth locations, but first, a few highlights to note:

DAME Design Awards

Electric specialists featured in this year’s DAME Award nominations.

Bluespin is a retractable electric propulsion system for new or existing boats from Bluenav of France. The system can be integrated to a boat already equipped with a fossil fuel engine to create a hybrid propulsion system, which allows the user to switch between an ICE to electric mode without requiring modifications to the boat’s structure.

Molabo of Germany has developed the ISCAD V50, the world’s first electric drive capable of delivering a continuous output of 50 kW at safe-to-touch voltages of 48V. The safe-to-touch voltage and light weight makes for easy installation on existing hulls.

Awarded a special mention in the category Machinery, Propulsion, Mechanical and Electrical Systems and Fittings, Remigo’s One Integrated Electric Outboard is a new portable outboard from Slovenia. Designed by asking sailors what they needed in a small but efficient (1kW) motor for dinghies and small sailboats, it’s a sleek pillar design with a combination mounting bracket/tiller. This attaches to the boat and allows the Remigo to be easily lifted out of the water for sailing or taken ashore for charging.

Range Extender REXH2 is from EODev, the commercialisation arm of the Energy Observer hydrogen research vessel. It’s a 60kW continuous electro-hydrogen power generator, that can  combine with batteries for full electric zero emission navigation and to power onboard systems. It’s already powering the HYNOVA 40 pleasure craft and has been installed by Fountaine Pajot on the Samana 59 catamaran.

Boat Builders Awards

The Boat Builder Awards honour companies or individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the boating industry during the past year. Awards are presented for six categories, with electric boat and boating companies nominated in three of them this year.

The Candela C7 and recently launched C8 are nominated in the Innovative On-Board Design Solution category, sponsored by Fusion Entertainment, for builders who have developed a specific design feature that transforms their end users’ on-board experience.

In the Collaborative Solution between Boat or Superyacht Builder and its Supply Chain Partner category, sponsored by Ultraflex, there are two e-boat nominees:

• Torqeedo, Excess Catamarans, and ZF for their collaboration on the new Deep Blue 50kW hybrid power system on Excess 15 catamarans, unveiled in September at the Cannes Yachting Festival
• Spirit Yachts, Solbian and Sailectron for the integrated solar  panels on the Spirit 44CR(e) with Oceanvolt ServoProp15 sail drive

In the Environmental Initiative category, sponsored by Confindustria Nautica, the SunReef Yachts ECO line is nominated for its variety of environmentally oriented features, including electric and hybrid propulsion options.

New METSTRADE 2021 electric boats exhibitors, new products

Some 180 companies from 29 countries are coming to the exhibition for the first time this year and 13 of those newcomers (including Remigo and EODev) are electric boat exhibitors:

• Aqaforce
• BlueNav
• EoDev
• EP Technologies
• Evoy
• HY-Generation
• Molabo
• Propel
• Rim Drive Technology
• Remigo
• Temo
• Vision Marine Technologies
• WaterWorld

New product announcements also include:

Electric Fuel of Israel, a battery maker probably best known for it water-activated lifejacket lights, is adding to its 12V and 24V lithium-ion marine batteries with a new 48V pack with smart BMS (Battery Management System) and CANBus communication to connect with chargers and boat electrical systems.

Propel of the Netherlands is a new division of Saietta Motors, which uses the mother company’s AFT axial flux motors to power the 10kW Propel S1 outboard and Propel D1 inboard. 

This also seems to be a coming out year for high power electric outboards. Vision Marine Technologies of Canada will be at the show with its E-Motion 180E that is getting ready for mass production, Evoy of Norway will have its Gale Force Outboard 150hp and Inboard Hurricane 400hp – fresh off its world debut last Wednesday and the listing for EPTechnologies of Denmark says the company is “launching our new electric outboard engines 150HP and 190HP version soon“.

Metstrade electric boats exhibitors:

Aqaforce: stand 05.818

Aquamot: stand 05.513

Bluenav: stand 5.355

Combi Outboards: stand 5.643A

E-Tech: stand 2.432

Epropulsion: stand 5.840

EP Technologies: stand 5.743

Evoy: stand 5.612

Finx: stand 5.452

Fischer-Panda: stands 2.500, 5.561

Hy-Generation: stand 5.354A

Hydrosta: stand 2.331

Krautler: stand 1.704

Mastervolt: stand 2.321

Molabo: stand 5.868

Neocean: stand 5.456

Oceanvolt: stand 5.727

Propel: stand 5.671

Quick: stands 1.351, 1.453

Remigo: stand 1.470

Rim Drive Technology: stand 1.264

Schottel: stand 7.158

Seadrive: stand 5.610

Temo: stand 5.251

Torqeedo: stand 1.741

Transfluid-Bellmarine: stand 2.421

Veth-Propulsion Twin Disc: stand 7.650

WaterWorld: stand 5.640

Whisper Power: stand 1.457

Yamaha: stand 5.751

ZF Marine: stand 5.156