Navarc's Solarvess platform aims not only to create an electric version of a traditional passenger boat in this field, but also to redesign urban maritime transportation through its mission profile.
The engineering process of the Solarvess family begins with the route to be used and the daily operation model.
Data such as route length, daily number of trips, target passenger capacity, service speed, port infrastructure and annual usage hours directly affect many basic decisions, from the hull architecture of the boat to the energy system.
This approach becomes especially important on short and medium distance city lines with high frequency.
In operations involving frequent docking and departure, it is not enough for the boat to have a high maximum speed or theoretical range. The main performance criterion is how low energy consumption and how high operational availability it can perform the specified transportation task throughout the day.
Solarvess 8.75 is being developed as one of the platforms focusing on these needs.
While the low noise and vibration level of the electric propulsion system contributes to passenger comfort, solar energy integration supports the energy balance of the vehicle.
For Navarc, the main goal of electric maritime transportation is not only to eliminate exhaust emissions.
Energy consumption, maintenance burden, fleet availability and passenger experience are considered as parts of the same design problem.