AURA 51 Smart Electric | Eco-boating

AURA 51 Smart Electric catamaran | New model from Fountaine Pajot

quote“Aware of the urgency of preserving the planet, we are living through a great cultural change and the new generation expects much of us at the dawn of this new era and these realisations. Our owners are also changing their needs and today expect their boat to be more environmentally responsible, while maintaining a high level of demand in terms of comfort. As part of an external audit, it has been established that 20% of our carbon footprint comes from production and 80% from the use of the boats.” – Romain Motteau, Deputy CEO.

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Fountaine Pajot’s Aura 51 Smart Electric

The first electric motors on the AURA 51 Smart Electric.

Sustainable cruising catamaran AURA 51 Smart Electric

AURA 51 Smart Electric | Big step towards Eco-Boating

The Aura 51 is the first Fountaine Pajot model to be equipped with electric motors and an intelligent on-board energy management system in her Smart Electric® version. With only one internal combustion engine for 2 electric motor, the Aura 51 is slowly moving towards all-electricity. This Aura 51, the new model from Fountaine-Pajot, differs from her 4,000 predecessors by the new technology she carries. The advances involve the two pods, one under each hull, that propel the boat at the same time as their hydrogenerator is producing electricity, in addition to the energy provided by the solar panels.

We started the smart electric project more than a year ago. Fountaine Pajot partnered with several French companies, recognized for their expertise in power electronics, energy management, and marine propulsion. Our objective was not only to design a boat with an electric motor, but we also wanted to develop a new approach by designing a fully electric boat offering a new experience in life on board and the use of the boat.

AURA 51 | Eco catamaran experience

It’s a whole new experience for our customers, a zero-emissions experience, an experience marked by silence! This ambitious project proves the capacity of the Fountaine Pajot group to move quickly towards the elimination of carbon from our cruising. The architecture of this system incorporates powerful and highly efficient electric motors tailor-made for our boats, they are equipped with fixed or folding propellers designed specifically to optimize performance. These motors are also designed to produce the maximum energy in a hydrogeneration mode under sail.

To allow complete management of energy on board, we have also developed tailor-made electronics to manage all the energy flows of the catamaran. Energy for propulsion, as well as Energy for life on board in direct or alternating current. The system also manages the boat’s energy production, including solar panels, hydrogeneration and, if necessary, automatic production by the single generator! We use high-capacity lithium batteries for storage, allowing several hours of motoring and ensuring high levels of self-sufficiency when at anchor!

In addition, fully custom-developed software allows you to control the entire system. It integrates a new complementary interface to manage the propulsion, but also the consumption and production of energy in real time! The Aura 51 Smart Electric is the result of collaborative work carried out by more than 60 technicians, engineers, electrical experts, who have actively worked for several months to develop a unique experience.

quote “A great demonstration of the OD Sea Lab innovation platform.” – Mathieu Fountaine, Deputy CEO, and head of the Smart Electric project.

The Shipyard has created OD Sea Lab, an innovation platform, and before doing anything else, has carried out a 360° audit of its carbon footprint based on the independent GHG protocol (Greenhouse Gas Protocol). They seek to create low-carbon and ideally net carbon neutral cruising boats and scenarios by 2030.

Fountaine Pajot Group has set itself for the coming years the major objective of becoming the pioneer in the environmental transition of the marine industry… With its Odysséa 2024 business plan, the shipyard is counting on a collective awareness and energy, driven by all its stakeholders: its Owners, its Staff, its Suppliers, and even Experts in energy transition or in research and development.

A true collaborative platform, ODSea Lab [Observe, Design & Save] will be an accelerator of technological solutions whose goal is to transform production processes and the choice of materials, and mainly to implement innovations in renewable energy production, electricity storage and the electrification of propulsion and life on board.

You can find more details on the AURA 51 Smart Electric here

New Deck design that’s easier to move around

The deck layout of the Aura 51, which has been completely redesigned, marks a new era for the Fountaine Pajot range and provides even more space and comfort. A great new feature for this 51ft cruising catamaran is its complete opening between the saloon and the cockpit. An innovation that facilitates communication between the galley and the large cockpit table, and which will offer you an even greater feeling of freedom and space, characteristic of the Fountaine Pajot range.

The Aura 51 is undeniably a cruising multihull that is pleasant to live aboard and respectful of its environment. This catamaran will take you on board for sustainable and comfortable cruising, not forgetting the sailing sensations!

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