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Torqeedo, Inc.

Crystal Lake, IL – www.torqeedo.com

Plymouth, MA and San Diego, CA.

Greensea’s core technology, OPEN-

SEA, is designed to reduce cost, reduce

Torqeedo supplies integrated electric and hybrid propulsion systems for risk, and accelerate technology insertion manned and unmanned surface vessels used in underwater survey operations. within the marine industry. Its library-

Recent deployments include: based, open architecture is fully distrib- • XOCEAN (Ireland) - XO-450 unmanned survey vessel powered by two uted and includes all of the interfaces

Torqeedo Cruise 2.0 electric pod drives with a Power 24-lithium ion battery and utilities essential to robotics and the and lightweight micro generator, plus two Ultralight outboards at the bows to unmanned systems community includ- enhance station keeping. ing navigation, autonomy, and mission • Sea Robotics (US) – Endurance 7.0 autonomous survey vessel powered by planning.

Torqeedo high-voltage Deep Blue 80i electric drive with BMWi3 30.5 kW lith-

New vehicles, equipment, and devices ium ion propulsion battery, plus a water-cooled DC-DC converter and 24 VDC are easily integrated, minimizing risk lithium ion battery for the DC-DC backup and a 25 kW diesel generator.

and expense, by leveraging the robust, • Marine Advanced Robotics (US) – WAM-V 16 autonomous survey vessel

OPENSEA library which con? nes new powered by a fully meshed Torqeedo electric propulsion system consisting of software to small, independent applica- two Torqeedo Cruise 2.0 outboards with high-torque propellers and multiple tions that are separate from proven, ro-

Power 24-volt lithium-ion batteries.

bust software. Deriving from the OPEN- • Alumarine (France) – Manned hydrographic survey boat with a dual-

SEA library, the OPENSEA application mode electric/diesel propulsion system. The integrated electric propulsion suite provides hundreds of distributed package consists of two Cruise electric outboards coupled with high-voltage independent applications that work to-

Power 48-5000 lithium ion batteries. gether as building blocks for a complete system. These applications communi- cate with each other through the OPEN-

SEA network and provide discrete ca- pabilities required to integrate a system that is scalable, ? exible, and severable.

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