Dubai’s Clean Energy Vehicle Movement Gathering Pace In Water Transport.

EV Lab, a Dubai-based electric vehicle platform, has entered into a partnership with sustainable yacht creator Silent Yachts to bring solar-powered vessels to the region.

Silent Yachts are powered entirely by clean energy, with solar panels and batteries feeding electric motors. UAE , being the world’s cheapest solar power is also home to three of the largest solar complexes in the world.

The E-Power+ propulsion option offers top speeds of up to 20 knots (37 kilometres an hour) and "higher speeds can be sustained for even longer periods of time alongside maximising the amount of energy which can be stored for back-up and deployed whenever needed", said EV Lab.

"We expect the solar panel recharge technology to be a perfect fit and overperform in our market as we have an abundance of availability in solar energy," said Kevin Chalhoub, chief executive and founder of EV Lab.

Silent Yachts "have proven the technology can work to theoretically recharge your boat entirely without needing a charger, which is a first in the industry”, he said.

Swiss start-up The Jet ZeroEmission is planning to bring "flying boats" to Dubai, which will be powered by two hydrogen fuel cells and will carry six to eight passengers at a cruising speed of 30 knots to 40 knots.