In the city of Singapore, 11,000 kilometers from the base port of the Iddes Yachts studio in Barcelona, a revolutionary nautical and marine research project was presented.
A nuclear powered ship full of scientists, activists and billionaires, sailing the world and examining the state of the oceans. That is the dream of Gibraltar-born entrepreneur Aaron Olivera, who believes that the novel vessel will help increase environmental awareness.
This nuclear-powered superyacht will study climate change and you can ride it (for 2.5 million euros). The objective of the yacht is to study the consequences of climate change to become a recognized icon in the scientific field.
The new boat was designed by the Mallorcan superyacht specialist Ivan Salas Jefferson, it will be christened ‘Earth 300’ in reference to its length of 300 meters, or 984 feet. The new ship would make the world’s largest superyacht look small: the 179-meter-long Azzam, owned by the Abu Dhabi royal family.
The navigation will begin in 2025 and its crew will be 160 scientists, 20 students, 165 employees and 40 guests who can afford to pay for the trip.
The ship’s design will be powered by safe and sustainable atomic energy and will feature 22 laboratories supplied by AI (Artificial Intelligence), a quantum computer, robotics, machine learning and real-time data processing.
Structure of the EARTH 300
The ship can make a certain impression because it has a dimension of 300 meters long by 46 meters wide and a height that refers to a building that has 18 floors.
The particular giant sphere located on the aft deck will feature an area dedicated primarily to ocean research. In addition, the entire boat itself will have the latest technology in artificial intelligence and robotics. You will also have at your disposal a small fleet of underwater ships that will facilitate the study of the depths of the ocean.
The CEO of ‘Earth 300’ stated that “it is a ship that is the full size of a cruise ship, but it is not a cruise ship; It has the general appearance of a superyacht, but it is not a superyacht. It has the technology to compete with an aircraft carrier, but it is not an aircraft carrier; it will have the stamina and scouting abilities of a scout ship, but it is not a scout ship. It’s all of that put together in one package. “
They want ‘Earth 300’ to be a global architectural icon that encourages people to think more seriously about the weather. The modernist design, clean lines, cantilevered observation deck, and 13-story glass ‘science sphere’ are bound to provoke awe.
It took six years and $ 5 million to get to this point, where the design is advanced enough to take it to the shipyards for construction quotes.
Olivera said the group is considering shipyards in Europe and South Korea. Earth 300 executives estimate the total cost to be between $ 500 million and $ 700 million.
Part of the high price would be zero emission, thanks to an atomic power plant made by the UK-based company Core Power, which is developing a shipboard molten salt reactor, a technology led by the company. American nuclear power TerraPower, founded by Bill Gates. In addition, Google and IBM are creating a quantum computer “to achieve incredible speed and power,” a device that is not yet on the market.
The project would be “open source”, with processing and information facilities shared with other climate research efforts around the world.
For the first time, this technology would be used on a floating base that exploits a new generation of atomic energy that is much safer, more sustainable and 100% free of CO2 emissions.
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