Brim Explorer is pioneering silent, sustainable ocean experiences

Published 6 Jul 2022 (updated 12 Nov 2025) · 2 min read

Brim Explorer electric sightseeing catamaran at sunset with a whale tail sticking up from the sea

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Designs, builds and operates electric and hybrid-electric tourist boats
Running on battery power eliminates emissions and noise pollution
Uses technology to bring guests closer to nature, reducing disturbance to wildlife

The tourism and technology company Brim Explorer is redefining marine tourism with its silent electric and hybrid-electric boats, bringing tourists closer to nature and creating engagement for the ocean.

CHALLENGE

Balancing tourism growth with sustainability needs

The tourist industry is bringing enjoyable experiences to a growing number of people. However, as the industry grows, so does its climate impact and pressure on local resources such as water and energy.

At the same time, the value of people exploring new places and cultures makes it undesirable to hamper the growth of tourism, which is why it is essential to ensure that tourism develops in a sustainable direction.

SOLUTION

Brim Explorer’s electric boats bring tourists closer to nature

Brim Explorer designs, builds and operates purpose-built electric and hybrid-electric passenger boats in the Arctic and in Oslo.

With silent engines, the boats come closer to nature, using cameras, microphones and underwater drones to show guests life above and below the water.

By creating engagement for the ocean, Brim Explorer hopes its guests will leave more inspired than when they came on board, keeping in mind what Sir David Attenborough once said: “No one will protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced.”

Man with binoculars on upper deck of Brim Explorer electric sightseeing catamaran at sunset — Electric engines eliminate emissions and noise pollution, reduce disturbance to wildlife and enhance the guest experience.

BENEFITS

Brim Explorer provides a greener way of experiencing marine life

The Brim boats can run 100 per cent electric for a full day and charge overnight in most ports in Norway. Running on battery power eliminates fossil fuel emissions and noise pollution, reduces disturbance to wildlife and enhances the guest experience.

Brim Explorer integrates a sustainability perspective in all its operations, including the food and beverages the company serves, to its partners and the products it sells on board.

By providing a greener way to experience marine life and the wilderness, Brim Explorer seeks to reduce the negative impacts of tourism and serve as a source of inspiration for others to follow. The company also collaborates with various ocean initiatives and NGOs protecting the ocean, such as Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Bellona and ZERO.

Two killer whales in the Arctic — Brim Explorer seeks to create engagement in the ocean among its guests.

MARKET POTENTIAL

Growing market for adventure tourism

Adventure tourism is expanding both in Norway and internationally. According to a research report by Menon, the tourism industry in Norway will grow from NOK 250 billion (roughly USD 24.7 billion) in 2023 to NOK 330 billion (roughly USD 32.6 billion) in 2030.

Brim Explorer currently has five boats in operation in Norway. It is also building two high-speed, long-range trimarans to prepare for the Norwegian Government’s zero-emission requirements for tourist ships and ferries in World Heritage Fjords, which will come into effect on 1 January 2026.