The impact of yachts on the environment has led all players in the nautical industry to develop green technologies. Just like the automobile sector, yachts, fitted until now with traditional combustion engines, are installing electric or hybrid propulsion systems more and more frequently to reduce the use of fossil fuels (sources of pollution and on the way out).

Electrically-powered yachts thus resort to renewable energy provided by the sun or wind, captured by solar panels or wind turbines, to charge their batteries. Motorisation benefits from this, along with all electrical installations on board, enabling yachts to be more autonomous when moored. To reduce energy consumption even more, other technologies can be brought into play, notably the recovery of heat from generators. Quite logically, the choice of materials is also important: installation of insulating glass will ease pressure on the air conditioning system.

Today, virtually all shipbuilders have committed themselves to eco-friendly yachting. In 2021, the Italian shipyard Rossinavi unveiled its Polaris superyacht, fitted with hybrid diesel/electric propulsion. A year later, it presented Sea Cat 40, its very first concept of an all-electric catamaran. Today, the Pisa-based shipbuilder is back on stage with Oneiric, designed by the famous Zaha Hadid Architects.

A showpiece of Rossinavi's green technology, this 44-metre all-electric yacht ushers in a new era of sustainable yachting. Endowed with three levels of solar panels giving it, among other things, total independence for 24 hours, Oneiric also benefits from a navigation programme managed by artificial intelligence, aimed at reducing its environmental impact. Cruising is also silent thanks to Zero Noise technology developed in-house. Finally, special attention has been paid to the Oneiric's total weight with the adoption of light materials, recycled and recyclable!