They may also arrive by air as Lonian has a fully equipped deck for an AW169 helicopter. And if the tender needs a home for the night the substantial crane located on the helideck is capable of lifting 3.5 tonnes.
options, is a motoryacht built with the intention to cause the least possible effect on the environment, in favour of a sustainable development that can also reduce costs. The possibility to choose between diesel, diesel-electric or fully electric is truly exceptional. Taken as a whole, the package offers major benefits in terms of fuel saving and consists of five modes: manoeuvring, diesel-electrical, range, high speed and boost. This guarantees a high level of reliability and a better engine load than any other superyacht afloat today.
An exterior feature of note that you cannot actually see is the high-end audio installation with speakers outside as well as in. All the hi-fi gear has been incorporated as an integral part of the construction in a solution that sounds as great as it looks (if you know where). Lonian’s interior, created by Sinot in cooperation with Richard Hallberg Interior Design, will remain a private affair – although the yard has revealed that it includes a breathtaking glass elevator serving all five decks and an amazing main deck lounge without any pillars to interrupt the panoramic full beam views.
What the yard wants to achieve and wants to demonstrate is that with intelligent propulsion concepts eco-consciousness and economic benefits can easily go hand in hand. Sustainability has become a core issue at Feadship in recent times as the yard strives to build yachts in the most ecofriendly way possible and partner with owners to ensure the same applies to the operation of their Feadship. They are investing a great deal of time and effort into R&D, showcasing how seriously Feadship takes the whole issue of sustainability.
Behind these stunning images which reveal a yacht that is the very definition of pure custom contemporary design, from a technical point of view, Lonian - launched in 2018 - follows the green wave raised with Savannah, the world's first hybrid motoryacht (2015), and continues towards it mission of becoming a good example of economically sustainable industry. This target has been widely discussed during a meeting with a group of selected journalists gathered at The House of Feadship during the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2019.
Senior design specialist Bram Jongepier has been doing some excellent work on creating an industry-wide measurement tool called YETI (Yacht Environment Transparency Index), which gauges how green yachts really are. De Voogt Naval Architects’ Bram Jongepier also created the Yacht Environmental Transparency Index (YETI), introduced to the media during the opening days of the new facility in Amsterdam.
Even if the yacht was delivered in 2018 with construction started three years before, Lonian can be considered an anticipation of what Feadship is trying to do today with a clear manifesto of its "green mission". Lonian, which among other technical features (a low temp/high temp heat exchanger system, rim-drive bow and sternthrusters, and a full range of Nitrox diving equipment) includes a propulsion set-up with both conventional and full hybrid diesel electric
The initiative aims to establish a certification process for new builds that quantifies the project’s environmental impact, and thus, provides each one with a YETI rating. Since most current vessels claim to be green, without proven credentials, the yard had developed its own rating system. 71
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