San Giovanni in Marignano, Italy (2nd November 2021) – Torqeedo and Italdraghe today announced the joint development of an outboard, retractable electric propulsion system for commercial and working vessels in inland and urban waterways.
The system combines Italdraghe’s proven and extensively field-tested steerable azimuth thrusters and Torqeedo’s Deep Blue high-voltage electric power system. It is designed to provide emissionfree power and directional thrust ideal for manoeuvring on environmentally sensitive waterways. Italdraghe’s azimuth thrusters have been integrated with Torqeedo’s Deep Blue systems in order to develop two types of electrical rudder propeller, one delivering a continuous power of 50 kW and a maximum power of 65 kW and the other delivering a continuous power of 100 kW with a maximum power of 120 kW. The propellers can rotate up to 360° degrees, and the drive units have a 600 mm depth regulation for operation in shallow water and can be tilted up to 60° degrees for maintenance without need for deinstallation from the boat.