FEATURES

More Power.
Increased Savings.
More Reliability At Sea.

• Safe operation and flexible operating modes

• Exceeds emission requirements

• Reliability – two engines are better than one

• Reduced fuel consumption

• Reduced maintenance costs

• Increased engine longevity

• Full customization

• After-sales service

AKA’s engineering team underwent an in-depth design phase working closely with fishermen to understand the fishing community and their specific needs. Our hybrid fishing boat has successfully completed its sea trials and AKA collected valuable data through this to fully understand the power requirements of lobster fishing. Our hybrid system is data-driven and designed to meet the industry’s needs while enabling significant fuel, emission, and noise reduction.

The AKA Hybrid Fishing boat’s power and propulsion system consists of two different sources that supply power to the propeller, an electric motor, and a Diesel engine coupled to the shaft.

AKA’s hybrid design allows you to configure your engine based on your current activity, for example sailing or fishing. Allowing the vessel the flexibility to operate at different loads increases its efficiency. This works well for fishermen, as most of the time is spent operating at a lower load. Traditional propulsion system designs do not take this into account and therefore create excess power when not needed.

When the boat is in fishing mode (electric mode) zero emissions are produced. This allows fishermen to be versatile – much like the elements they face daily.

The Diesel engine can be engaged or declutched, and run independently or simultaneously with the electric motor.

The electric motor is never fully at rest as it doubles as a generator (PMG) when running the Diesel engine. This Diesel sailing time also functions as electric charge time. These various configurations mean fewer running hours on the Diesel engine, therefore decreasing maintenance costs and increasing its longevity.

The electric motor can also be charged via shore power hookup as well as a supplemental solar trickle charge. The boat’s hydraulics run as normal in any mode.

AKA’s engineering team underwent an in-depth design phase working closely with fishermen to understand the fishing community and their specific needs.