At the Yacht Club de Monaco the Energy Boat Challenge gets to the heart
MONACO, July 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The 11th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge gets to the heart at the Yacht Club de Monaco. More than 450 students from 40-plus universities around the world (25 nations) have been working on their ‘boat of tomorrow’ projects all year to earn their place and present them in the Principality. “Basically we have 3 different categories: Energy Class where we provide the same hull to all the teams and they have to develop their own cockpit for the driver, the storage of energy and the engine. We have many battery energy, fuel cell energy with hydrogen and also other sources of energy. Then we have the Solar Class, where we have many solar panels, more than 9 square meters of these. The third category is the Open Sea Class which is a certificated class of boats that are built from the industry and they’re competing in several activities to demonstrate which is the fastest, the most manoeuvrable and the one with the best efficiency”, explained Jeremy Laguarrigue, Jury president of the competition. Coming down to the numbers there are 18 teams in the Energy Class, 13 teams in the Solar Class and 15 in the Open Sea Class.