The Ecolution, a ‘green’ steel schooner designed by Wubbo Ockels and Gerard Dijkstra will be christened on Friday afternoon August 13th in the Zuiderhaven in Harlingen (the Netherlands). SWZ Maritime interviewed Wubbo Ockels on the Ecolution for its July/August edition.

The Ecolution is a 26m long yacht that will be completely selfsufficient. To accomplish this, the ship carries batteries weighing 10,000 kilograms in total. Listen to Wubbo Ockels introducing his new ship (in Dutch) on https://www.ecolutions.nl/index.php[ecolutions.nl].

Ecolution in SWZ Maritime

Read all about the Ecolution in the July/August edition of SWZ Maritime. View our https://www.swzonline.nl/page/21[subscriptions page] or contact customer service on abonnementenservice.swzmagazine@thiemegroep.nl to order a single issue.

Picture: Wubbo Ockels (by Sander Klos)