e5 Lab

May 19. 2021

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A First for Japan: Aiming to Introduce and Commercialize theHydrogen-fueled/Electric-powered Passenger Shuttle!
Swiss cutting-edge space & naval company Almatech, e5 Lab agree on
partnership to decarbonize short-distance passenger transport in JapanTOKYO—e5 Lab, Inc. (President: Tomoaki Ichida; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) today
announced that e5 Lab, whose mission is to realize a sustainable society throughelectrification and digitalization of ocean-going vessels, and Almatech SA (GeneralManager: Hervé Cottard; Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland) in the industry-academia
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) Innovation Park, agreed on apartnership to promote the Zero Emission Speed ShuTtle (ZESST) and enter the Japanesemarket. ZESST is an innovative hydrogen-fueled, electric-powered, zero-emission
passenger shuttle vessel developed by Almatech.
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This partnership was signed by videoconference at 16:30 Japan time (9:30 Swiss time) onMay 19, 2021, at the Swiss Embassy in Japan and EPFL Innovation Park.
Engineers at Almatech, who have been involved in space technology development andnaval architecture for more than 12 years, spent about three years developing ZESST. Thishydrogen-fueled shuttle is equipped with high-efficiency hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion
batteries. Energy consumption per passenger/cruising range is about one-fifth ofconventional diesel engine-powered vessels. The hull structure, which uses new-generation
composites made with plant-based fibers, realizes a further reduction in the vessel’senvironmental impact. Because ZESST combines speed, comfort, and safety, and uses nofossil fuels at all, it does not exhaust GHGs, SOx, NOx, and PMs, and generates minimal
wake and noise. Japan, as a maritime nation, is expected to adopt it as the next-generation
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) on the water. The design is adaptable to vessels of varioussizes (50~400 passengers) based on a modularized core system.

The ocean shipping industry is one of the sectors aiming to reduce GHG emissions on aglobal scale, and Japan, as an island country surrounded by sea, also faces urgent andspecific needs to reduce GHG output.
[Outline of Almatech SA]
Swiss high-tech company, established in EPFL Innovation Park in 2009, specializing indevelopment and realization of complex systems related to space technology and navalarchitecture. One of its main projects is construction of the entire structure of the
Switzerland’s first space telescope, CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS), for theEuropean Space Agency. In 2011, Almatech participated in the Hydroptère project, which
aimed to develop a new type of high-speed yacht, and set a world water speed record usinghydrofoils optimized by Almatech.
Almatech website: https://almatech.ch/Space Industry

Sentinel-5 opticalstructure and radiator
4 models in 3 yearsManufacturing design
Manufacturing sandwichpanels
Adhesion of CFRP struts/Ti
end fittings
Manufacturing technology for
all components andacceptance tests
Assembly of body and radiator
Environmental test

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Maritime Industry

Space Industry

CHEOPS optical verticalline assembly
3 models in 2 years

Dynamic FEM modeling,leading to CFRP layer
A broad range of stability
assessment of CFRP layout
from -80oC to 80oC
On-orbit stability verified by test

Optimization of fluid structure
Measurement of structuraldeformation during sailing
Development of simulation
softwareSet world record sailing speed– 95.11km/h

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About e5 Lab Inc.
A provider of ocean shipping solutions based on electrification,
digitalization, and standardization of ocean-going vessels. e5 Lab’s
mission is to create sustainable coastal shipping, which is the lifeline ofJapan. The company aims to contribute to society through its efforts onsafe operation of vessels and global environmental conservation by
combining cutting-edge technologies and ideas to create added value,and solving the issues facing coastal shipping.
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Ships for the future

For further information, please contact:
E-mail: project@e5ship.com©2021 e5 Lab. Inc.

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