Ecologically Minded Design

Energy efficiency, conservation and management and environmentally-aware design

Ron Holland Design recognises the increasing importance to owners, clients and the yachting community, of eco-consciousness in yacht design, build and operation.

Energy efficiency, conservation and management, environmentally-aware design, and improved operational sustainability all add up to a wide range of benefits for the yacht owner, including:

• Mitigation of spiralling fuel costs
• Reduced impact of CO2 emissions and other pollutants
• Greater autonomy of operation in distant places
• Insurance against increasing environmental regulation
• Better resale value

Following the success of Bill and Shannon Joy's Ethereal, where several new technologies have been tested, the design team at RHD are more aware of the operational efficiencies possible, by incorporating emerging energy efficient systems.

Designer comments: Ethereal

Informed yachting industry commentators are already describing the 58 m ketch Ethereal, as the most technologically progressive superyacht project ever...

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Designer comments: Marco Polo

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