Case Study

WORKING WITH GURIT MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING HAS HELPED US ACHIEVE OUR VISION FOR THE NEPSHUTTLE; UNMATCHED PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, SPEED AND RANGE.

OVERVIEW

Industry
Marine > Zero emission passenger Ferry

Target
Build a demonstrator for the NepShuttle, a zero-emission
passenger ferry

Solution
Materials from Gurit’s ecological panel solution, including Bcomp flax fibre reinforcement and Gurit Kerdyn™ PET

Benefits
CO2 neutral flax fibre Gurit Kerdyn™ made with up to 100% recycled PET, sourced from plastic bottles

ECOLOGICAL PANEL SOLUTION FOR ZERO EMISSION FERRY

NepTech are a company on a mission to implement the naval mobility solutions of tomorrow, including passenger ferries and cargo vessels. Their zero-emission fleet comprises 4 types of vessels, which, inspired by the automotive industry, are cleverly based on a common platform, with only the above-water parts adapted to their service environment.

With sustainability high on their agenda, they turned to Gurit when building a demonstrator for the NepShuttle, a passenger ferry powered by a zero-emission propulsion system. Gurit’s engineering team recommended materials from their ecological panel solution to meet Neptech’s needs for structural integrity and sustainability, including carbon neutral flax fibre from Bcomp and Gurit Kerdyn™ core, made with up to 100% recycled PET. Commenting on their decision to use Gurit materials, Corentin Bigot remarked “working with Gurit materials and engineering for this project has helped us achieve our vision for the NepShuttle: unmatched performance in terms of environmental impact, speed and range.”