Curriculum Focus Areas
The Center for Electric Marine Innovation Inc. educational framework emphasizes:
Fundamentals of Electric Marine Propulsion
- Motors and controllers
- Battery technologies
- Electrical infrastructure and integration
- Energy storage systems
Operational Safety & Risk Mitigation
- Battery management systems
- Charging procedures
- Emergency response considerations
- Safe installation practices
Performance & Efficiency Analysis
- Real-world vessel data
- Range and speed tradeoffs
- Energy modeling and consumption forecasting
Practical Implementation Pathways
- Repower case studies
- Adoption strategies across vessel classes
- Infrastructure planning for marinas
- Responsible transition frameworks
Environmental impacts
- Explanation of environmental studies and their goals
- Review pre-conversion environmental data
- Review post conversion, environmental data
- Demonstrate how they can continue to see data on these boats online, which should be updated constantly
