
Iain Percy on Olympic Success, Electric Ferries & Maritime Decarbonisation
About this episode
Iain Percy is the founder of Artemis Technologies and a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist.
In this episode, we talk about:
- How he fell in love with the water
- His work with professional sailing teams around the world
- Building the world's first electric workboat and electric passenger ferry
- The pros/cons of bringing an Olympic mindset to business
- Limiting time vs limiting the scope of projects
- Why he decided to base the business in Belfast
- The necessity for green technology to make sense financially
- His vision for maritime decarbonisation
- And his dream of opening up a commuter ferry service to Belfast
Check it out.
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/iain-percy-artemis-technologies
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