Energy Class · Team Profile

EXOCET POLYTECHNIQUE MONTREAL

🇨🇦 Polytechnique Montréal

The team unites highly motivated students from a wide range of technical backgrounds, from mechanical engineering, electronics and electrical engineering to computer science, naval architecture and design.

The team

Meet the team

Exocet is a technical student society at Polytechnique Montréal whose mission is to design and build a renewable-energy-powered catamaran. After competing in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2022 with a fully electric vessel, Exocet chose to take on a new challenge, the development of a hydrogen-powered catamaran. Four years of development later, it’s new and improved version is moving from Canada to Monaco to compete in the MEBC 2026.

University

Polytechnique Montréal

Country

🇨🇦 Canada

Based in

Montréal, Canada

Class

Energy Class

Racing number

N°2

The boat

EXOCET POLYTECHNIQUE MONTREAL

Since Exocet’s last attempt at competing in the MEBC2025, improvements have been made including: a complete hydrogen system re-design and re-test to enhance safety; a secondary energy source added to assist the hydrogen system in higher demand cases (Lithium-Phosphate battery); a lighter structure/cockpit made of aluminium, fiberglass and wood; onboard controls and telemetry systems re-designed to satisfy the technical regulations; and enhanced manoeuvrability with hydraulic steering instead of mechanical. The objectives include satisfaction of all the technical regulations and gaining a high placement in the endurance race.

Type

Hydrogen-powered catamaran

Powertrain

Hydrogen system (redesigned for safety)

Structure

Aluminium, fibreglass & wood

energy Class · 2026

Follow the team at the Challenge

Exocet competes in the Energy Class at the 13th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, 7–11 July 2026 in Port Hercule. A technical student society from Polytechnique Montréal, the team returns to Monaco after its 2022 electric debut with an all-new hydrogen-powered catamaran, featuring a redesigned hydrogen system, a lithium-phosphate backup battery and a lighter aluminium, fibreglass and wood structure, all built with a strong placement in the endurance race in mind.