Research Marine Technology (RMT) Diponegoro University (Undip) Solar Boat Team has made achievements in international competitions, the 2023 Monaco Energy Boat Challenge won a Special Prize, namely Upcycling for the Ocean held by the Yacht Club de Monaco on Monday (3/7/ 2023) to Saturday (8/7/2023).
In this competition, RMT Undip managed to show their technological and research excellence with an innovative solar boat, which combines the upcycling principle of using recycled mask waste to become a mixed material for the hull of the DIPONEGORO 1.0 solar boat. The RMT Undip team integrated this technology into their ship design, proving that waste can be turned into useful items. Separately, Rico Ade Putra, as the Head of RMT Undip, felt very proud of this achievement and stated that the dedication and hard work of his team had produced great results. Extraordinary.
He also said that during the awarding night, there was even a special session about what we had done and our team’s plans for the future. “There were so many parties who appreciated what we did. When I presented it, many people were amazed at what we did,” recalls Rico. He thanked all parties, both sponsors and Diponegoro University, who had provided full support in preparing for this competition, including providing workshop facilities which played an important role in the process of developing this solar boat.
RMT UNDIP is committed to continuing to carry out ongoing research in order to produce better results and be able to compete with teams from developed countries around the world, especially in the field of Solar Boats.
The RMT Undip Problem Boat Team members from the Department of Naval Architecture chaired by Rico Ade Putra (2019) are; Muhammad Hasan Atqiya (2019); Muh Fajar Nuralam (2019); Eghy Audhi Rachman Pradana (2019); Iqbal Hibni Riqwan (2019); Farell Elghifari Putratama (2019); Niko Andrias Susanto (2021); Ashiro Alexander (2020); Aditya Friendly (2020); Ayyashafilha Da Valgo (2020); Samuel Mangapul Simamora (2019).