A Devon shipbuilding company has been awarded £6m to deliver the UK’s first fully electric workboat and charging station.
Coastal Workboats is preparing for a month-long demonstration of the vessel in The Shetland Islands, where it will run an inter-island route between West Burrafirth and Papa Stour.
As part of the £9m project, which will mark the country’s first demonstration of an electric boat in a commercial setting, the Electric-Landing Utility Vessel (E-LUV), will be recharged by an onshore power unit, which can also be carried out on its deck.
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