About Us

Enviroboat Developments (EBD) is a private limited company established as a 'spin-off' from Coniston Ferry Services (CFS), a cruise and ferry service in the English Lake District that the directors of EBD founded in 1992. Practical experience of installing and operating hybrid solar-electric boat systems was gained in the conversion of the two CFS boats 'Ransome' and 'Ruskin'.

EBD is the well-established European agent for Solomon Technologies, a USA based firm whose products have the reputation as being one of the most robust of marine electric propulsion systems.

We are also dealers for Bellman (including Aquapella) and Thoosa motors, and will continue to add further products as demand occasions.

We have always provided solar panels for the boating industry, and lately have become involved in the supply of solar systems for domestic land-based use.

Directors of EBD are Margaret and Gordon Hall and our formal objectives are:

• Provide components for land and water based solar systems
• Develop and apply sustainable low pollution technology aboard commercial and recreational craft especially those operating in areas of great historic significance or in environmentally sensitive landscapes
• Establish parameters for design and safe operation of environmentally friendly technology in a marine environment
• Disseminate good practice to the industry and its regulatory authorities
• Provide consultancy services on the requirement, design, application, and cost of the technology
• Act as agents, dealers, and distributors for component manufacturers and suppliers
• Work closely with, and provide data to, those organisations that inform and educate the public about the macro and micro sustainability implications of alternatives to fossil-fuel power