The Australian company Ampcontrol, in collaboration with Steber International and the University of Newcastle, have successfully designed, constructed and demonstrated a 600kW hybrid power and propulsion system for a 13 m-long boat.
The team built the alpha prototype from 2017-2021 before revealing a beta prototype for demonstration purposes in November 2023. This was soon followed by a successful and fruitful journey from the Hawkesbury to Sydney Harbour.
The initiative is now a finalist in the Engineers Australia Excellence Awards, in the Project of the Year category. Register for the gala dinner today.
Learn more about the innovative project below.
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Lachlan Haycock is a journalist and translator who has written for publications in Australia and abroad. His passion for all things Indonesian is second only to the accurate use of apostrophes on public signage.