Innovation

As scrutiny on luxury sectors increases with regard to environmental impact, the yacht industry is taking proactive steps to drive a change from consumption to sustainable luxury through projects designed to promote a new approach in design.

The superyacht industry isn’t just proactively looking to reduce or eliminate its own vessel emissions, it is actually serving as the technological testing ground for the wider maritime sector – and that could be hugely important in our battle against climate change.

While yachting is pioneering new propulsion technologies in the marine sector, it is also looking at how current sustainable solutions can be applied to accelerate the fossil-free transition.

The focus of technology applied to yachts often centres on power and propulsion systems, but pioneering designers and projects are applying it in other ways – from ensuring inclusion to embracing the possibilities of AI.

It’s easy to think of the superyacht industry being behind the times when it comes to greener technologies, but actually history shows nothing could be further from the truth.

As new technologies are developed by pioneering shipyards and their technical partners, the superyacht industry is closer than ever to offering hybrid solutions across its entire size range.

While the industry explores new green technologies for superyacht propulsion, there’s also a change brewing in the garage – all-electric tenders that could help drive a paradigm shift in leisure yachting and beyond.

With crew making up a considerable portion of the global superyacht workforce, their conscious and sustainable decisions are helping push the industry forward – and crew clothing is becoming a key part of that drive.

As superyachting seeks routes to a fossil-free future, engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is also going through a process of transformation – it’s the basis of collaboration that spells concrete progress toward a reduced yachting footprint.