{"id":143287,"date":"2025-08-13T20:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/143287\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T20:39:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:39:10","slug":"port-approves-marina-electrification-startup-as-incubator-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/143287\/","title":{"rendered":"Port approves marina electrification startup as incubator project"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Aerial<\/a>An aerial view of the Port. (File photo courtesy Port of San Diego)<\/p>\n

VoltSafe Inc.<\/a>, an electrification startup, is the latest company given the green light by the Port of San Diego through its Blue Economy Incubator, beginning a one-year pilot project Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Approved Tuesday by the Board of Port Commissioners<\/a>, VoltSafe is the 12th project launched through the incubator. The company was given $250,000 by the port for its marina shore power and smart marina technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cInnovation doesn\u2019t happen in isolation, it\u2019s powered by people with vision, creativity and courage to challenge the status quo,\u201d said Danielle Moore, chair of the port board. <\/p>\n

\u201cThrough our Blue Economy Incubator<\/a>, the Port of San Diego is proud to support forward-thinking entrepreneurs who are turning bold ideas into real-world solutions and creating a more sustainable waterfront for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The port began the BEI in 2016 to bring sustainable ocean-based technology companies to San Diego.<\/p>\n

VoltSafe\u2019s goals are to make the port\u2019s marinas safer and more efficient with its new shore power system, which \u201cditches the traditional pronged plug and replaces it with a magnetic connection,\u201d according to a port statement. <\/p>\n

The magnetic technology is intended to reduce the risk of electrical shocks, corrosion and other hazards that come with water and power mixing. Additionally, it comes with software that gives marina operators a real-time look at what\u2019s happening with power demands and usage at each slip.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Port of San Diego\u2019s Blue Economy Incubator is a global first, and partnering with them signals more than a milestone, it\u2019s proof that VoltSafe\u2019s patented shore power hardware and [Software as a Service] platform isn\u2019t just raising the bar, it\u2019s rewriting the standard,\u201d VoltSafe chief executive officer and cofounder Trevor Burgess said. <\/p>\n

\u201cLegacy solutions can\u2019t deliver the environmental, economic, and social returns we can. As the marine industry races toward smarter, low-carbon infrastructure, this collaboration positions VoltSafe at the center of that transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

A total of four of the 12 pilot projects that are part of the BEI have been completed.<\/p>\n

In exchange for funding or in-kind support provided to launch the pilot projects, the port receives royalty from the businesses\u2019 operations or technology. It has committed $2.35 million in funding since the launch of the incubator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An aerial view of the Port. (File photo courtesy Port of San Diego) VoltSafe Inc., an electrification startup,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":143288,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,85065,1582,276,24071,67460,85066,22719,5500,3549,7264,85067,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,85068],"class_list":{"0":"post-143287","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-blue-economy-incubator","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-california","12":"tag-electricity","13":"tag-magnetism","14":"tag-marinas","15":"tag-port-of-san-diego","16":"tag-ports","17":"tag-san-diego","18":"tag-sandiego","19":"tag-smart-marina-technology","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-united-states-of-america","22":"tag-unitedstates","23":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","24":"tag-us","25":"tag-usa","26":"tag-voltsafe-inc"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115023391377772695","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}