TU Delft, Sunflare and New Nexus won three of the five class titles between them, in a 19-strong Solar Class fleet.
2–6 July 2019 · Port Hercule, Monaco
The 6th edition of the Monaco Solar & Energy Boat Challenge gathered 34 teams from 14 nationalities and over 400 competitors, exhibitors and speakers. The Netherlands dominated the podiums, sweeping three of the five class titles, while Anvera Elab (Italy) set a new outright speed record at 74.49 km/h, and Team Indonesia became the first squad from outside Europe to compete. “Training and educating our young people… are the guarantors of a better future,” said HSH Prince Albert II. Source: official YCM final press release.
Competing teams
Classes
Nationalities
Speed record
TU Delft, Sunflare and New Nexus won three of the five class titles between them, in a 19-strong Solar Class fleet.
Anvera Elab (Italy) set a new outright record, well clear of the 49.10 km/h mark set in 2016.
In only its second year, the one-design catamaran class drew 7 entries; Wave ESTACA (France) swept every contest — endurance, slalom and match race.
A new YCM initiative matching students with industry — around 20 young people found employment through it in its first year.
Energy Class 2nd–3rd — HydroVinci (900 pts, France), Nobiskrug (619, Germany) — Nobiskrug’s first appearance
Solar A-Class 2nd–3rd — Técnico Solar Boat (869 pts), AGH Solar Boat Team (619)
Solar Open 2nd–3rd — Dutch Solar Boat Team (738 pts), Solarboot Team Emden (727)
Offshore 3rd — Anvera Elab (600 pts, Italy)
Speed Record — Anvera Elab, 74.49 km/h ≈ 40.2 kn (Italy), beating 2016’s 49.10 km/h mark
Innovation Prize (Credit Suisse) — SBM Offshore (Monaco) — thermo-electric hydrogen project nearing 60% battery efficiency
Best Tech Talk Prize — Solar Boat Twente (Netherlands)
Communication Prize — HydroVinci (France)
Spirit Prize — Team Indonesia — Universitas Indonesia
Hydrogen became the most popular energy source in the Energy Class this year, chosen by three of the class’s seven teams. SBM Offshore — whose largest site is in Monaco with around 900 employees — won the Innovation Prize for a thermo-electric hydrogen project using fuel-cell heat to push battery efficiency close to a record 60%. A dozen teams had already signed up for the 2020 Energy category, including a first entry from China’s Visun Royal Yacht Club, before the Covid-19 pandemic forced that edition online.
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