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Three Italian companies with different histories, skills and experiences have teamed up for an ambitious project on sustainable innovation in leisure boating. The LIFE (Leisureboat Innovation For Environment) project was born in response to a call of the Spoke 3 – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (membro del Centro Nazionale per la Mobilità Sostenibile – CNMS) on the theme “Waterways”, on the sustainable development of composite structural components for mobility. Micad, Comav and SPIN360 pooled their respective expertise to develop a prototype leisureboat with reduced environmental impact.

The project foresees the creation of a prototype motorboat with reduced environmental impact. Sustainabillity is the guiding thread of the project, impacting product and process. 

LIFE’s goal is to produce the prototype of a motor boat in the 8-12 meters range. Once the project completed, it will be possible to move on to the production and marketing phases.

Although the exact positioning will be defined at a later stage, the final product will consist of a 10 meter boat, powered by thermic inboard propulsion, with underdeck space to accommodate 4 people. The scouting and testing of innovative materials and processes took into account life-cycle durability, but also end-of-life issues, with emphasis on disassembly for recycling. Durability is thus guaranteed by ecodesign and materials, with the aim of going beyond fashions’ effemerity.