SeaBubbles, Al Masaood Power sign MoU to manufacture flying boats in UAE

SeaBubbles, Al Masaood Power sign MoU to manufacture flying boats in UAE

Inspired by the Emirates’ pearl-diving heritage, the sustainability-focused X-Pearl — a brainchild of innovative French firm SeaBubbles — is powered by a hybrid hydrogen-electric propulsion system and retractable foils, and available for purchase. While scaled models of both its flagship H2 and the X-Pearl were unveiled on Wednesday at Dubai Harbour, the company hopes to have the limited-edition UAE model zipping along Dubai Creek, Dubai Canal, or Abu Dhabi Corniche before next year’s COP28. That vision moved one step closer at the 28th edition of the Dubai International Boat Show as SeaBubbles capitalised on the nautical showpiece to ink an MoU with local solutions provider Al Masaood Power Division. The agreement will see both parties collaborating to pilot and assess the performance of hydrogen-powered flying boats, manufacture and maintain operations in the Emirates, and retrofit existing boats with SeaBubbles’ sustainable powertrain system. "The Dubai International boat Show is iconic, so it felt like the perfect opportunity to reveal the X-Pearl to an international audience and showcase that we are moving towards this ecological transition together with Al Masaood," said Virginie Seurat, Vice President of SeaBubbles. "The MoU agreement marks another step forward in terms of driving hydrogen mobility in the