NPR’s Morning Edition features Our Electric Oyster Barge

We’re thrilled to share that our solar-powered electric oyster barge was featured on NPR’s Morning Edition in a segment highlighting the rise of electric boats along the New England coast.

In the piece, reporter Murray Carpenter joined us on Casco Bay as we navigated to our oyster farm aboard our new electric work barge. Powered by a Torqeedo electric outboard motor and topped with solar panels, the barge offers a quiet and sustainable way to tend to our oysters. As I mentioned during the interview:

“We are currently out on our new solar-powered electric work barge. We are testing out our new Torqeedo motor and using it to come over to our farm. We're approaching now where we have some of our oysters.”
— Alicia Gaiero

The segment also featured insights from Nick Planson, who designed this innovative system for gathering and sorting oysters. He described it as:

“...a fully solar powered, virtually silent, fully electric oyster processing barge that also is propelled by an electric outboard motor.”

Our collaboration with Nick has been instrumental in bringing this vision to life, and we’re proud to be part of the growing movement toward sustainable aquaculture.

You can listen to the full segment here: Electric cars quickly moved into the mainstream. Now electric boats are powering up

We’re honored to be part of this story and excited about the future of clean, quiet, and efficient boating. Thank you for your continued support!