Setting an unprecedented example in eco-friendly efforts, the BAUER, Venice's first luxury hotel and one of the most prestigious family-run properties, has purchased a revolutionary energy-efficient nautical system for its new B MARE shuttle boat.

Created by Posidonia Srl and MW Lugano, leaders in Europe for their electric propulsion and solar-energy MW Line™ of boats, this electro solar powered system will allow the B Mare vaporetto (Bauer of the Sea) to operate with no pollution, no noise, and no waves between the Bauer's main hotel near St. Mark's Square and the new Bauer Palladio Hotel & Spa on Giudecca Island, just across the lagoon.

Bauer Hotel Chair & CEO, Francesca Bortolotto Possati, is the first in Venice to make a substantial effort in providing clean-energy water transportation. Bortolotto Possati is a passionate Venetian who works tirelessly to maintain her birthplace and home as a top travel destination, and to prevent Venice's disappearance. “I feel it is my duty to help maintain and preserve the architectural integrity and atmosphere of this unique city for years to come,” says Bortolotto Possati. “My family has lived in Venice for many generations and it is my goal to keep our city preserved to every extent possible. I am proud to be the first to introduce solar electric powered travel to Venice with the launch of the B MARE on the Grand Canal.” 

The B Mare sets a revolutionary precedent in travel and tourism to help prevent the damage caused by waves, noise and pollution. Bortolotto Possati's efforts are part of a positive and forward-thinking movement toward environmental sustainability, economic savings and growth, and the reduction of dependency on imported energy.