An innovative entry from Greece, the Oceanos NTUA vessel, has clinched the overall champion title at this year’s Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. Among the other prize winners were India’s Sea Sakthi, which picked up three different awards, and Italy’s Physis Polimi, the inaugural recipient of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Sustainable Maritime Technology Award.
The 11th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, an event organised by the Prince’s eponymous environmental foundation and hosted by the Yacht Club de Monaco between 1st and 6th July, has concluded after another spectacular showcase of marine innovation in the name of sustainability.
Among the big prizes at this year’s event was the newly introduced Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Sustainable Maritime Technology Award, an accolade given to a chosen university team that had presented a truly exceptional concept. The inaugural winner of this award, which came with a €25,000 grant, was the Italian team behind the Physis Polimi Energy Boat.
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In the Competition Prize section of the event, Vita Seal emerged victorious in the endurance contest, while Evoy 2, repeating its performance from last year, won the YCM Speed Record for 2024 and the 16NM Speed Event. The UK’s Vita Seadog, another 2023 entrant and winner, secured the top spot in the handling round.
The Mairie de Monaco, which is given the task of choosing the winners of the Communication Prize and Spirit Prize, picked India’s Sea Sakthi for the second year running for the former and Belgium’s Uantwerp for the latter, noting its camaraderie and team ethos.
Sea Sakthi won a further two awards during the course of the event: the university-exclusive Innovation Prize and the Design Prize, with judges praising its balance of high-end aesthetics and durability.
The Eco Design Prize was awarded to TSB Energy for its life cycle assessment and promotion of eco-design, while UTT Marine was honoured with the Jury Encouragement Award.
Poseidon INOCEL received the Jury Coup de Coeur award for its standout project, and Chile’s Condor and Canada’s Exocet both picked up a Special Prize in the category that recognises the most market-ready projects.
Finally, Uniboat of Italy received the Jury Mention for 2024, and Oceanos NTUA of Greece was elected the overall champion of the 2024 Monaco Energy Boat Challenge.
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