Pascal Technologies chose Advanced Maritime Technology Expo to officially launch the Pascal Powertrain Platform – a modular, fully integrated platform built specifically for electric and hybrid vessels. The platform is already in production on three reference projects.
The Pascal Powertrain Platform is a compact system designed for series production. Cooling, charging, propulsion, ventilation, pumps and lighting are tied together as a single distributed and integrated system, with one unified user interface giving the operator real-time visibility across every subsystem.
The platform is delivered as a kit of interchangeable, prefabricated modules with pre-terminated cabling, meaning yards can install it without specialist electrical expertise. This raises build quality, lowers cost and shortens commissioning. Individual modules can be swapped over the vessel’s lifetime without redesigning the surrounding system, which simplifies service and reduces operating cost.
Pascal Technologies owns the entire control stack, so the system can be diagnosed and troubleshot down to component level. The operator interface is designed to be simple enough that the vessel can be run by different crews without specialist training.
The platform is launching with two named reference projects already in production: the Hyke F-15 Shuttle for Cityboat in Norway, and two next-generation electric water taxis for Watertaxi Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
The former is an all-electric passenger vessel built by Hyke and Herde Kompositt for Cityboat, the joint venture between Rødne and Viking Adventure. The vessel will serve the islands around Haugesund, with delivery expected in late 2026.
The latter provides next-generation electric water taxis serving Rotterdam’s waterborne transportation network, where the platform’s compact footprint makes it well suited to the city’s high-utilization urban operating profile. Two vessels powered by the Pascal Powertrain Platform are currently under construction.
All three projects use the same core platform, adapted only through standardized configuration rather than custom engineering. That is the central promise of the launch: a powertrain platform that scales beyond one-off pilot projects.
“Launching the Pascal Powertrain Platform at Advanced Maritime Technology Expo is a milestone for us, but the more important milestone is that the platform is already in production on real vessels in two different countries,” said Carl Rehn, CEO at Pascal Technologies.
“Small electric vessels can’t just inherit big-ship engineering,” added CTO Per Sondre Sodeland. “The loads, the operating profile, and the charging reality are different in kind. The Pascal Powertrain Platform is what you get when you design from those requirements directly: lightweight, modular, fully integrated and built for series production.”
The Pascal Powertrain Platform is available for orders now, for delivery from 2027. Find out more at Booth 7150.
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