About Us – Netherlands Marine Solar Energy Specialists | Wattlab
Wattlab Solar Flatrack installed on a vessel deck at sea
About us

Our solar energy journey

A Netherlands-based team of engineers dedicated to making maritime transport cleaner, one vessel at a time.

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2017
Founded
30+
Ships worldwide
312
Solar panels – Guinness record
NL
Netherlands-based

What we stand for, on land and at sea.

Pioneers

We are the world’s first company that compensates the hotel load on ships with solar panels.

Sustainable

We are sustainable at heart. We believe in making the world a cleaner place, with one solar panel at a time.

Expertise

We are born engineers and our expertise lies in robust solutions suitable for every ship.

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This is our team.

Founded in 2017, Wattlab is a Netherlands-based maritime solar energy specialist dedicated to delivering innovative solar power solutions for the shipping industry. As a pioneer in ‘solar power for shipping’, Wattlab provides fully integrated solar products tailored for both seagoing and inland vessels – including the Solar Flatrack and the SolarHatch.

With installations on more than 30 ships worldwide, Wattlab has a proven track record of reducing fuel consumption, cutting carbon dioxide emissions, and improving operational efficiency. The company’s mission is to accelerate the maritime sector’s transition to cleaner, more sustainable energy through the power of solar technology.

In 2024, inland shipping operator HGK’s 135-metre dry cargo vessel MS Helios made The Guinness Book of Records for having the world’s largest solar panel installation on an inland shipping vessel: 312 solar panels.

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Wattlab team installing solar panels on the deck of a vessel