{"id":613339,"date":"2024-03-19T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T04:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-hydrofoil-boat-startup-candela-took-a-wild-idea-and-made-it-fly\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T07:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T04:00:17","slug":"how-hydrofoil-boat-startup-candela-took-a-wild-idea-and-made-it-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-hydrofoil-boat-startup-candela-took-a-wild-idea-and-made-it-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"#How hydrofoil boat startup Candela took a wild idea and made it fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413b3b76eb5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a413b3b76eb5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-hydrofoil-boat-startup-candela-took-a-wild-idea-and-made-it-fly\/#Humble_beginnings\" >Humble beginnings\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-hydrofoil-boat-startup-candela-took-a-wild-idea-and-made-it-fly\/#Making_the_pitch\" >Making the pitch\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-hydrofoil-boat-startup-candela-took-a-wild-idea-and-made-it-fly\/#The_e-taxi_of_the_sea\" >The e-taxi of the sea?\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-hydrofoil-boat-startup-candela-took-a-wild-idea-and-made-it-fly\/#Full_throttle\" >Full throttle<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1906, inventor Enrico Forlanini launched the first hydrofoil boat on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lake Maggiore<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Italian alps. His contemporary innovator Alexander Bell later said a ride on Forlanini\u2019s invention was \u201cas smooth as flying.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast forward a little over a century to 2014, when Gustav Hasselskog quit his corporate job because he was bored. Seeking a new challenge, he came up with the idea for his own flying boat, powered by electricity. People thought he was crazy \u2014 he\u2019s gone on to prove them wrong.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swedish startup Candela has since built hundreds of hydrofoil boats, grown its team to over 220, and opened a factory in Stockholm the size of a football field. Now, it\u2019s looking to branch out from recreational boating into a much bigger market: public transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candela recently started <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> production of an electric passenger ferry designed to whizz commuters around coastal cities faster and more sustainably than previously possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1404864 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"An image of Gustav Hasselskog, the founder and CEO of Candela\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-1592x896.jpeg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-1200x675.jpeg 1200w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2024%2F03%2F19%2Fswedish-flying-boat-startup-candela-funding%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Gustav Hasselskog, founder and CEO of Candela. Credit: Candela\" data-title=\"Share Gustav Hasselskog, founder and CEO of Candela. Credit: Candela on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Gustav Hasselskog, founder and CEO of Candela. Credit: Candela on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Gustav Hasselskog, founder and CEO of Candela. Credit: Candela<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1404864 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder.jpeg\" alt=\"An image of Gustav Hasselskog, the founder and CEO of Candela\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-280x158.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-240x135.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-480x270.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-796x448.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-1592x896.jpeg 1592w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/gustav-hasselskog-candela-founder-1200x675.jpeg 1200w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the startup secured \u20ac24,5mn\u00a0in its latest, and possibly final funding round, as it hopes to achieve profitability next year. The round was led by French firm Groupe Beneteau, the world\u2019s largest boat manufacturer, and brings Candela\u2019s total raised to date to over \u20ac70mn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2024 &#8211; Group ticket offer<\/p>\n<p>Save up to 40% with our Group offer and join Europe&#8217;s leading tech festival in June!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt has been a really tough time for startups recently, some great companies have gone under, which makes this raise a real vote of confidence in what we are doing,\u201d Hasselskog tells TNW.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Candela will now be firing on all cylinders (or should I say batteries) in the race to fill orders for the P-12 from cities across the globe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But how exactly did this startup manage to take such an ambitious idea and bring it to life? We went to Stockholm to find out.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Humble_beginnings\"><\/span><b>Humble beginnings\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea for Candela first came to Hasselskog aboard his Bertram 25 Sportfisherman. This iconic American leisure boat from 1967 \u201cwas a beauty,\u201d says the founder, who used to ride the craft around the lakes of his summer house (which he later sold to fund Candela).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI loved that boat, but its V8 engine burnt an insane amount of oil and a huge hole in my wallet,\u201d he tells TNW. A product developer by heart \u2014 and blessed with a lot of free time following self-imposed unemployment \u2014 Hasselskog began scheming an electric alternative.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem was \u2014 and continues to be a major hurdle to electric transportation today \u2014 that batteries aren\u2019t particularly energy-dense. For the equivalent energy capacity of one litre of petrol, you need around 15 kilograms of batteries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where hydrofoils come in. As water flows over the surface of the foil it creates an upwards force, lifting the boat out of the water. This reduces drag and allows the boat to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> faster. It also makes the craft more energy efficient.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1404865 js-lazy\" alt=\"An image of Enrico Forlanini's hydrofoil boat National Geographic Magazine July 1911\" width=\"736\" height=\"490\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/first-hydrofoil-boat-Enrico-Forlanini.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/first-hydrofoil-boat-Enrico-Forlanini.png 736w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/first-hydrofoil-boat-Enrico-Forlanini-280x186.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/first-hydrofoil-boat-Enrico-Forlanini-203x135.png 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/first-hydrofoil-boat-Enrico-Forlanini-406x270.png 406w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2024%2F03%2F19%2Fswedish-flying-boat-startup-candela-funding%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Italian inventor Enrico Forlanini became the first to build and successfully fly a hydrofoil boat. Credit: National Geographic Magazine July 1911\/Wikimedia Commons\" data-title=\"Share Italian inventor Enrico Forlanini became the first to build and successfully fly a hydrofoil boat. Credit: National Geographic Magazine July 1911\/Wikimedia Commons on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Italian inventor Enrico Forlanini became the first to build and successfully fly a hydrofoil boat. Credit: National Geographic Magazine July 1911\/Wikimedia Commons on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Italian inventor Enrico Forlanini became the first to build and successfully fly a hydrofoil boat. Credit: National Geographic Magazine July 1911\/Wiki<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> Commons<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1404865\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/first-hydrofoil-boat-Enrico-Forlanini.png\" alt=\"An image of Enrico Forlanini's hydrofoil boat National Geographic Magazine July 1911\" width=\"736\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/first-hydrofoil-boat-Enrico-Forlanini.png 736w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/first-hydrofoil-boat-Enrico-Forlanini-280x186.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/first-hydrofoil-boat-Enrico-Forlanini-203x135.png 203w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/first-hydrofoil-boat-Enrico-Forlanini-406x270.png 406w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the early pioneers were interested in hydrofoils for speed, it was the promise of efficiency gains that caught Hasselskog\u2019s attention. He calculated that hydrofoils could reduce the energy consumption of a boat by up to 80%. That meant more range using less batteries, cutting costs and carbon emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat was the \u2018aha\u2019 moment when I thought \u2018this could actually work\u2019,\u201d he says.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Making_the_pitch\"><\/span><b>Making the pitch<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like many tech companies, Candela began working out of a garage. \u201cWe had to start small, be nimble,\u201d recalls Hasselskog.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was over 40 and I\u2019d quit my corporate job to develop a flying boat despite having no experience as an entrepreneur or with boat building \u2014 as you can imagine it was a tough sell,\u201d he says jokingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his first attempt to raise money, the founder contacted over 90 VCs. He secured just two meetings. Those two investors eventually erred on the side of caution and said \u201cno thanks.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eventually he managed to convince one \u201ccrazy\u201d angel investor to take the leap. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had enormous luck,\u201d he says. \u201cI found someone who is probably more convinced than I am that anything can be done with the right knowledge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the cash he hired three people and started developing the first prototype. Two years later, Candela got its first boat to fly. Two years after that, in 2019, they sold their first craft \u2014 the C-7.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1404866 js-lazy\" alt=\"An image of Gustav Hasselskog test driving the first C-7 prototype hydrofoil boat. Credit: Candela\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1094\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-796x531.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-1592x1062.jpg 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2024%2F03%2F19%2Fswedish-flying-boat-startup-candela-funding%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: An image of Gustav Hasselskog test driving the first C-7 prototype hydrofoil boat in 2018. Credit: Candela\" data-title=\"Share An image of Gustav Hasselskog test driving the first C-7 prototype hydrofoil boat in 2018. Credit: Candela on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share An image of Gustav Hasselskog test driving the first C-7 prototype hydrofoil boat in 2018. Credit: Candela on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>An image of Gustav Hasselskog test driving the first C-7 prototype hydrofoil boat in 2018. Credit: Candela<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1404866\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat.jpg\" alt=\"An image of Gustav Hasselskog test driving the first C-7 prototype hydrofoil boat. Credit: Candela\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat.jpg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-202x135.jpg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-796x531.jpg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c7-prototype-hydrofoil-boat-1592x1062.jpg 1592w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That was the watershed moment. \u201cWe proved that this could be done,\u201d says Hasselskog.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A year later, the founder received a call from Chris Anderson, head of TED, the producer of the TedTalks series. At the time Hasselskog was an avid follower of Anderson\u2019s podcast, TED Interview. \u201cIt was like being a small band and getting a call from Elvis Presley saying: you guys wanna jam?\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anderson ended up investing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac8mn <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to fuel Candela\u2019s next stage of growth. That included building a bigger, better leisure boat, the C-8. The startup has since built and sold over 200 of the craft, which are 8 metres long and start at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20ac290,000<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had the chance to test the C-8 in Stockholm last month and it\u2019s surprisingly easy to drive. You just hit the throttle and at around 16 knots, the hull automatically lifts out of the water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once airborne it\u2019s incredibly quiet, there\u2019s almost no wake. Handling is no different from a normal boat. When you want to come to a stop you just slow down and the boat smoothly lands back on the water.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The magic behind the C-8 is its computer-controlled hydrofoils that adjust 100 times-a-second, using data from sensors that gauge wave height and wind speed. This balances the boat even during sharp turns and choppy seas.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1404867 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"an image of the candela c-8 by golden gate bridge\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1094\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1640px) 100vw, 1640px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat.jpeg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-202x135.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-796x531.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-1592x1062.jpeg 1592w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.thenextweb.com%2Fsustainability%2F2024%2F03%2F19%2Fswedish-flying-boat-startup-candela-funding%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The C-8 driving under the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. Credit: Candela\" data-title=\"Share The C-8 driving under the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. Credit: Candela on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The C-8 driving under the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. Credit: Candela on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The C-8 driving under the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco. Credit: Candela<\/figcaption><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1404867 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat.jpeg\" alt=\"an image of the candela c-8 by golden gate bridge\" width=\"1640\" height=\"1094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat.jpeg 1640w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-280x187.jpeg 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-202x135.jpeg 202w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-405x270.jpeg 405w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-796x531.jpeg 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/03\/candela-c8-hydrofoil-boat-1592x1062.jpeg 1592w\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While sales were going well for Candela, recreational boating is still a very niche market, especially at that price-point. \u201cTo have a real impact, I knew we had to branch out into public transportation,\u201d says Hasselskog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The P-12 functions in much the same way as the C-8, just on a bigger scale and for a totally new market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_e-taxi_of_the_sea\"><\/span><b>The e-taxi of the sea?\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are currently around 35 diesel ferries slowly chugging their way around Stockholm\u2019s waterways. Each can carry 300 passengers at a time but all of these vessels emit a lot of CO2 into the atmosphere and pollution into the water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Globally, shipping <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iea.org\/energy-system\/transport\/international-shipping\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emits 3%<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of global carbon dioxide, more than air travel. In the EU, passenger ferries are responsible for 7% of that total \u2014 so urgent solutions are needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candela estimates a fleet of 120 of its 30-passenger shuttles could replace the city\u2019s diesel ferries entirely. At $1.7mn (\u20ac1.5mn) a piece, that\u2019s a big investment, but <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hasselskog<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is bullish on the returns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUnlike a lot of green technologies, the cost is lower, it\u2019s cheaper to run, and cheaper to maintain,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first two P-12 shuttles will begin operating this summer on a route between the rapidly expanding suburb of Eker\u00f6 and Stockholm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eker\u00f6 residents currently have to undertake a 55-minute journey by bus, subway, or conventional ferry to reach the city centre. The Candela P-12 Shuttle will cover the 15km route in 25 minutes \u2014 saving commuters 50 minutes a day. (Its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lack of wake has allowed it to gain an exemption from Stockholm\u2019s 12-knot river speed limit).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y only carrying 30 passengers, the shuttle just needs one personnel on board, as per regulations. A 90% reduction in fuel adds to the cost savings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All-in-all, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hasselskog estimates that operators will save 50% on operating costs when compared to traditional vessels.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a top speed of 30 knots (55km\/h) and a range of 110 km on a single charge, the little ferries would be whizzing commuters around at over twice the speed currently on offer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hasselskog<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> envisions that Candela boats will eventually be used for on-demand service \u2014 akin to an Uber for boats. No need for timetables, commuters could instead make as many trips as they like, when they like.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each ferry would operate non-stop for two and a half hours and then stop for an hour to charge. Because the boat is so energy efficient, its batteries aren\u2019t even that big, only requiring a 200kW charger to power up (the same voltage as a Tesla supercharger).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_throttle\"><\/span><b>Full throttle<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to city commuting, Candela eyes inter-city and even international travel. Last year, it made the first ever high-speed crossing in an electric vessel between Malm\u00f6, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark. The trip took just 30 minutes and cost \u20ac3 in electricity, says the company.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September, the team smashed the world record for the longest distance covered by an electric boat in 24 hours \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">778 km \u2014 opening up new possibilities for even longer journeys, for instance, from Stockholm to Helsinki.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For cities keen to decarbonise and give their residents quicker, more convenient travel options, the P-12 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be low-hanging fruit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNow all we\u2019ve got to do is ramp up production \u2014 fast,\u201d says <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hasselskog<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candela is currently recruiting 11 new people at its factory every month as it rushes to fill orders. Powered by a fresh batch of funding, its sights are set on its biggest phase of growth yet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hasselskog says he feels humbled by how far Candela has come since he got that crazy idea ten years ago. For him, the fight to keep pushing against all odds is now baked into the company\u2019s DNA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat spirit, that anything can be done, within the laws of nature, combined with an ability to stay reasonably happy in a constant shit-storm of failures and problems makes the people working at Candela different.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something makes me think that the grandfather of hydrofoiling, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enrico Forlanini, would also be proud of what became of his invention all these years later.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/swedish-flying-boat-startup-candela-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1906, inventor Enrico Forlanini launched the first hydrofoil boat on Lake Maggiore in the Italian alps. His contemporary innovator Alexander Bell later said a ride on Forlanini\u2019s invention was \u201cas smooth as flying.\u201d Fast forward a little over a century to 2014, when Gustav Hasselskog quit his corporate job because he was bored. 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