Aqua superPower Activates 11-Marina DC Fast-Charging Network across the Baltic and North Sea

Aqua superPower has confirmed that its first fully connected DC fast-charging marina network in northern Europe entered commercial service this week, with 11 simultaneously activated sites along the Baltic and North Sea coasts. Each site provides at least one 75 kW DC fast charger using the harmonised CCS-Marine connector ratified by the IEC/ISO joint working group earlier this year, with several flagship locations (Stavanger, Helsinki, and Copenhagen) hosting two units to handle peak summer demand.

For electric-boat operators, the practical effect is a usable cruising chain. A 24 kWh propulsion pack charges from 20% to 80% in 14 minutes at 75 kW — short enough to fit a coffee stop, and an order of magnitude faster than the 4–5 hour 32 A AC charging that previously defined a marina layover. With sites spaced 60–110 nm apart, a 30 kWh-pack sailboat can credibly motor between any two sites on a single charge, opening up coastal cruising itineraries that were previously hybrid-only.

Access is via a single Aqua superPower app or RFID card at €0.62/kWh, with a flat €5 reservation fee per session that is refunded on completion. The pricing is roughly 3× home shore-power rates but cheaper per nautical mile than diesel at current prices for any sailboat above 10 tonnes. Charging sessions auto-publish to the Aqua superPower app's range-planning tool, which integrates with Navionics and TimeZero for route planning.

The 11 launch sites are: Stavanger (NO), Bergen (NO), Gothenburg (SE), Copenhagen (DK), Aarhus (DK), Kiel (DE), Travemünde (DE), Stockholm (SE), Helsinki (FI), Tallinn (EE), and Gdańsk (PL). A second wave of 14 sites covering the southern Baltic and North Sea is announced for autumn 2026, with funding partly underwritten by the EU's Connecting Europe Facility.