We are excited to have CBC news feature our hybrid system for fishing boats and how this innovation will change the fishing industry.
The article highlighted that the federal government announced that they gave Aspin Kemp & Associates $340,000 for the further development of a hybrid lobster fishing boat. It will fund the project through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, saying it will help spur clean growth in the region.
Aspin Kemp has developed hybrid systems for larger vessels in the past. But CEO Jason Aspin said the company has been building toward entering the small boat market for over a decade.
“We’ve always looked at the small boat market as a spot that we would like to work in,” he said. “But it’s taken quite a while to get the technology to the point where that sort of base price makes sense on a smaller vessel.
“Having been working in that space now for 15 years, we feel that we’re at that point.”
You can read the full article at this link.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-aspin-kemp-hybrid-lobster-boat-1.6414642?fbclid=IwAR12sh91RnZNW9aWj1OTWOcT2Ci9XiIR6l35OurKm2PEZ1otQOG0Y4JD9rE