Quiet debut: All-electric Artemis hydrofoil vessel reaches Orkney waters

Northern Ireland-based maritime design and applied technologies company Artemis Technologies, together with Scottish maritime transportation player Orkney Ferries and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), has marked the handover of Zevi 1, a fully electric hydrofoil vessel.

As disclosed, the Belfast-built Artemis EF-12 Workboat XL arrived in Orkney, an archipelago off the northeastern coast of Scotland, on May 19. The newbuilding was fitted with Artemis’s eFoiler technology, which enables it to reduce drag and boost efficiency. In doing so, Zevi 1 is anticipated to minimize noise pollution and cut down on harmful pollutant emissions.

It is understood that the second unit, the 24-meter Artemis EF-24 Passenger, is also going to be handed over soon, though a precise date has not been disclosed.

“The arrival of the Artemis Technologies hydrofoil vessel is an important moment for Orkney and our community, and one that we’ve all been looking forward to. Now the exciting work begins, and we can soon see the vessel on the water going through its necessary tests. I’m confident the Electric Orkney project will provide islanders with a service that is