Enviu venture SWIM wins Electric & Hybrid Marine Award.

The award for Environmental Achievement of the Year – Industry Contribution was won by the SWIM consortium, a collaboration between Enviu, Zepp.solutions and Flying Fish. The consortium launched its hydrogen-electric SWIM watertaxi in the Port of Rotterdam, and the vessel has led to the development of the country’s first permanent hydrogen-refueling station for boats.

This award is a great recognition of our joint effort and how together we have created a wave for positive change! Maarten Fonteijn, venture builder at Enviu and project leader for the watertaxi project

He was joined on stage by Gijsbert van Marrewijk, co-founder at Flying Fish,and Jonas Brendelberger, co-founder of Zepp.solutions.

About the Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards

2023's Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards, held at RAI Amsterdam during Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo Europe, featured an expanded array of categories to recognize the scope of innovation and achievement across the maritime sector over the last 12 months. Now comprising nine categories, the Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards were a celebration of recent advances in marine propulsion technology and progress toward a greener and more sustainable industry.

About SWIM

In 2022 the Enviu initiated SWIM project and launched the world’s first hydrogen-fueled watertaxi. Want to discover more about the hydrogen watertaxi’s journey from the Enviu meeting rooms to the busiest waterway in Europe? Read all about it here:

Favicon for enviu.org How Enviu got the world's first hydrogen watertaxi into Rotterdam waters enviu.org

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