Dubai hosts "Purima", the world's first ship powered by renewable energy
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Dubai Harbor, the exceptional waterfront, announced the reception of the Swiss ship "Purima", which is going through a unique experience relying on renewable energy sources only, as the ship takes a grand tour around the world under the name "Blue Odyssey", during which it sails across five continents.
The Burima is the first ship of its kind in the world that is powered by solar, wind and hydrogen energy only, and Dubai Harbor has chosen Dubai Harbor to be its second stop on its journey, during which it has so far traveled more than 11,000 kilometers without stopping since leaving the Japanese city of Osaka on December 18, 2021. .
Dubai Harbor, which recently won the award for the best new cruise project in the world during the first cycle of the World Cruise Awards 2021, is characterized by containing the largest yacht marinas in the region, and Bay Marina, the first marina of its kind in Dubai dedicated to receiving super yachts. Luxury, which is up to 160 meters long.
Dubai Harbor is also home to the Palm View Marina and Harbor Marina, which includes 556 berths for yachts up to 40 meters in height, in addition to a variety of restaurants, cafes and retail stores.
Once in Dubai Harbor, Purima will anchor at the Harbor Marina, adjacent to the Dubai Harbor Yacht Club, where it will unveil a wide range of proven renewable energy technologies on board.
Interested youth will be invited to join the "Blue Forum" that will be held on board the ship to learn about the next generation's solutions in the innovative and sustainable marine technology sector, which will contribute to refining and enhancing their skills in this field with the aim of developing more sustainable marine industries and encouraging the preservation of natural resources.
Abdullah bin Habtoor, Chief Commercial Officer of Shamal Holdings, the owner and developer of Dubai Harbor, said: “We are very pleased to welcome the Burima ship on its third voyage around the world, which is a shining example of how the combination of technology and sustainability contributes to addressing the environmental challenges facing the world. faced by our world today.
He added, "This is also what we saw during the activities of the Dubai Boat Show, which we hosted at Dubai Harbor recently, in which we noticed the widespread trend towards the use of innovative and sustainable marine technology in the marine industry sector, which indicates the commitment of the United Arab Emirates to encourage the trend towards adopting environmentally friendly alternatives. To protect our seas and oceans, and in this context, our hosting of the Burima ship contributes to highlighting innovative and sustainable mobility solutions, and we are committed to continuing to strive to accelerate efforts at all levels to protect and preserve our planet for future generations.”
During its journey, which will reach its end by the time of the opening of Expo 2025 Osaka, "Purima" will seek to supply about 12 new and innovative technologies, which will be docked in many ports around the world to demonstrate how to address many of the current challenges such as pollution and climate change using commercially viable renewable energy technologies.
This project comes in response to the Japanese Association's call for the World Expo 2025 to move towards building an "ideal future society" by launching a wide range of initiatives directed towards achieving this goal.
The ship was named after the Roman gods of the future, "Purima", and it is the first ship to sail around the world using solar energy only, under its previous name "Planet Solar".
Today, the ship - 36 meters long and weighing 100 tons - uses solar, wind and hydrogen energy along with artificial intelligence and technologies inspired by nature.
The ship also simulates the mechanism of the lungs' action in purifying the blood from carbon dioxide to clean sea water and isolate and destroy plastic particles, making it the only ship certified to produce and consume hydrogen in the world.