CB BureauThe boat for this first Indian participation in the Energy Boat Race Challenge is designed by Team Sea Sakthi, comprising 14 students from Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore, Tamil NÄdu. The boat is assembled keeping in mind sustainability with zero emissions rate.
The team is being supported by Legrand India, a global player in electrical and digital building infrastructure. The 2022 edition is happening in Monaco on 4th July.
The Monaco Energy Boat Challenge is a competition uniting yachting projects around zero-emission propulsion and sustainability. The event gathers teams participating in the races and the industry taking part in the exhibition and conferences, resulting in a Sustainability Hub at the heart of the Yacht Club de Monaco.
This event occurs annually. Initiated in 1904, when Monaco welcomed the first powerboat meetings trialling the first combustion engines at sea, it is now a testing ground for green innovation where students, engineers, researchers, owners, and the industry can meet.
Team Sea Sakthi will represent India in Monaco among 32 other teams from other countries. The team is competing in Energy Class boat building, which comprises just two power sources – these are solely renewable.