Yaroslavl shipbuilders at "Paritet-Center" have launched Russia's largest passenger electric catamaran, Looker 1100H, named "Beloyar".
The watercraft is 32.4 meters long and 9.9 meters wide and accommodates 130 people. Only three crew and service personnel are required to maintain it.
The electric catamaran is powered by two 600 kW electric motors, and its electric battery capacity is 1290 kWh. It requires 10 hours for a full charge and can operate autonomously for 8 hours without recharging. The power consumption of the engines is 8 kWh per 1 km of travel at a speed of 10 knots (or, in land measurement, 18.52 km/h).
The electric catamaran project is a special order from JSC "Mashpromleasing" for the local LLC "Vodohod" as part of the state program for updating Russia's river fleet. The equipment and software of "Beloyar" are entirely Russian. An entire team worked on the electric boat.
The author of the project is Alexander Lukyanov, co-founder of GC "Paritet". His idea was refined by the "Si Tech" design bureau and FSUE "Krylov State Research Center". The hull of "Beloyar" was built under the technical supervision of specialists from the Upper Volga branch of the Russian Classification Society.
Previously, another manufacturer, Sitronics Group, part of AFC "Sistema", presented a similar two-deck electric catamaran "Ekokhod 2" model Ecocruiser. The vessel, like "Beloyar", will operate on the Volga River and accommodates 130 passengers. However, its technical characteristics are weaker in some parameters, for example, in terms of energy efficiency.
