COVER STORY
COVER STORY
“ THERE ARE SOME PLACES IN THE WORLD THAT ARE VERY MUCH AFFECTED BY THE WAVE GENERATION OF BOATS ”
RODI BASSO CO-FOUNDER AND CEO E1 SERIES
“ These are areas of the world that have been attached more in the past year and a half . But , in parallel , we ’ ve already had existing conversations and interests elsewhere in the north of South America , as well as Singapore , Sydney , Indonesia , and so forth .”
Although both SeaBird Technologies and E1 Series have great ambitions for zero-emission business and ocean decarbonisation , it ’ s become clear there are a number of factors that can be influenced in the making and racing of electric boats . These range from education to innovation .
“ We have to make sure that , whenever we show up , the event is self-sustainable from an energy standpoint . If we are not , we will make sure that we will be at least carbon neutral ,” says Basso .
Draisey also says : “ There ’ s always improvements to be made , but I think it ’ s very easy to sit back , criticise , and not actually take action , which is what we really want to push at SeaBird .
“ At SeaBird , we ’ re looking into our next product and how we can design something that has the minimum holistic impact on the environment – from build to disposal .”
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