{"id":303872,"date":"2025-07-08T16:59:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2025\/07\/monaco-energy-boat-challenge-2025-italian-students-shine-in-electric-nautical-innovation\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T17:05:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:05:57","slug":"monaco-energy-boat-challenge-2025-italian-students-shine-in-electric-nautical-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2025\/07\/monaco-energy-boat-challenge-2025-italian-students-shine-in-electric-nautical-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 2025: Italian students shine in electric nautical innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 2025 edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge has come to an end with clearly dominant Italian teams taking most of the prizes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

After four days of intense racing on Monegasque waters, the\u00a0<\/span>12th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has confirmed its status as a must-attend event for those involved in the maritime energy transition. This year’s event drew 42 teams representing 20 nationalities and 29 universities – in all over a thousand students throughout the year.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

The event, organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco with the support of the Prince Albert II Foundation, UBS and BMW, continues to broaden its sphere of influence. Manufacturers are becoming more involved, in particular through the Corporate Mentoring Programme, which includes giants such as Monaco Marine, SBM Offshore and Azimut Benetti Group in support of \u00a0the student projects. “This complementarity between students, industrialists and institutions does not exist anywhere else. There are even plans to roll out the concept internationally. What we wanted at the outset – to connect young people and industry to accelerate decarbonisation – is now taking shape,”<\/em>\u00a0said J\u00e9r\u00e9mie Lagarrigue, Managing Director of green tech Eodev and chairman of the Technical Committee and Jury.<\/p>\n\n

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Prince Albert II attended this weekend’s event \u00a9 Studio Borlenghi – YCM<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Italy on top<\/h2>\n\n

The Uniboat team from the University of Bologna put in an impressive show of strength, winning the overall title for the fourth time in a row. Their domination extends to a number of disciplines: victory in the slalom and endurance events, a speed record shared with their compatriots from the Universit\u00e0 di Genova (26.63 knots), and prizes for innovation and design.<\/p>\n

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Student teams busy in the paddocks \u00a9 YCM<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Their secret? A counter-rotating traction motor, developed in-house, combined with an optimised propulsion system and a high-performance battery. Their integrated technical approach enabled them to edge out their European rivals by a narrow margin, in particular the Croatians from Adria Racing, who made up the podium with 25.92 knots.<\/p>\n\n

Visionary entrepreneurs, Monaco is calling you: MonacoTech welcomes in the future<\/a><\/blockquote>