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Paris set for flying water taxis

Décision SA, part of the Carboman group, has so far completed the first of the five SeaBubbles water taxi prototypes.

21st September 2017

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Paris

Transport/​Aerospace

Their vision of creating an eco-conscious transport solution for the world’s urban waterways has come to fruition with the support of Décision SA, of Switzerland, a specialist in the development and prototyping of complex composite structures, and Sicomin of France, the leading formulator and supplier of high performance epoxy systems.

SeaBubbles are based on a futuristic hydrofoil design that glides silently above the water when the craft reaches 12 km/h. A clean charging electric drive system converts solar, wind and water power so the vessel does not generate any CO2 emissions.

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