BME Solar Boat Team Competitors

Saildrone is a maritime defense company with a relentless passion for performance. Built to operate in the world’s harshest environments, Saildrone’s autonomous systems deliver payload effects and persistent, wide-area intelligence, enabling informed decisions across the spectrum of defense missions. Harnessing AI, advanced sensor suites, and renewable power for unmatched endurance at sea, Saildrone delivers superior multi-domain impact—from power projection to persistent ISR to real-time threat detection and tracking—while reducing cost and risk. With proven operational success across the world’s oceans, Saildrone is advancing the frontier of autonomous maritime operations to give decision-makers and warfighters the enduring advantage to outpace adversaries today and build tomorrow’s most decisive capabilities.

Following the success of the first solar flight around the world, the Solar Impulse Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life on Earth by fast-tracking the implementation of clean and profitable solutions to encourage decision makers to adopt more ambitious environmental targets and policies.

Torqeedo is a leading company for electric propulsion systems on the water. Founded in 2005 in Starnberg, Germany, Torqeedo develops and manufactures electric and hybrid drives from 0.7 to 200 kW for recreational applications and supplies complete propulsion systems to boat builders worldwide. The pleasure of powerful movement on the water with respect for our human and natural environment. Since April 2024, Torqeedo has been part of Yamaha Motor Group and plays a central role in the development and industrialization of electric propulsion systems, supported by their global sales network. Engineered in Germany, Torqeedo products are known for technical excellence, maximum efficiency, intelligent system integration, and holistic onboard energy management.