The Sharrow™ Propeller by Sharrow Marine Is Honored in Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards
14 Mayo 2024 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
The eighth annual awards honor new and
inspiring solutions to the most daunting challenges of today.
Sharrow Marine, the industry leader in innovative marine
propulsion technology, announced today that Sharrow™ Propeller, the
first major advancement in propeller technology since the 1830s,
has been honored with a Fast Company 2024 World Changing Ideas
Award, as a finalist in the Best World-Changing Idea North America
category. The World Changing Ideas Awards is one of Fast Company’s
major annual awards programs and is focused on social good, seeking
to elevate finished products and bold concepts that make the world
better.
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The Sharrow™ Propeller by Sharrow Marine
Is Honored in Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards
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Since its introduction, the Sharrow Propeller has revolutionized
the marine industry with its patented twisted and curved blade
design that combats drag, turbulence, and cavitation in the water.
It offers significant efficiency gains over traditional designs,
contributing to a quieter, smoother, and more fuel-efficient
boating experience while reducing carbon footprints and minimizing
the impact of noise pollution on marine life.
"Being recognized by Fast Company in the World Changing Ideas
Awards is a tremendous honor and a testament to the potential of
the Sharrow Propeller,” said Founder and CEO of Sharrow Engineering
and Sharrow Marine, Greg Sharrow. “Our goal has been to redefine
the standards of marine propulsion and positively impact our
industry and the environment. This acknowledgment reaffirms our
commitment to innovation and sustainability, driving us to continue
pushing the boundaries of what's possible in propeller
technology."
“I was struck this year by the global sweep of the honorees,”
says Fast Company editor-in-chief Brendan Vaughan. “It’s endlessly
inspiring to see how the world is coming together to devise
inventive solutions to our most challenging problems. We need ideas
from everywhere, and this year’s World Changing Ideas Awards are an
extraordinary encapsulation of the innovation and creativity that
is so abundant around the globe.”
This year’s World Changing Ideas Awards showcase 50 winners, 127
finalists, and 172 honorable mentions—with health, education,
energy, and AI among the most popular categories. A panel of Fast
Company editors and reporters selected winners from a pool of more
than 1,300 entries across climate, social justice, wellness,
politics, technology, corporate social responsibility, and
more.
About Sharrow Engineering and Sharrow Marine
Sharrow Engineering, a Detroit-based advanced engineering and
design firm, revolutionized propeller technology with the Sharrow™
Propeller, the first major advancement in propeller technology
since the 1830s. Invented by Greg Sharrow, the Sharrow Propeller
has solved the most basic problem of rotary propulsion, eliminating
tip cavitation and vortices, and offering significant performance
gains over traditional propellers. Sharrow Engineering holds over
150 patents worldwide and is the parent company of Sharrow Marine,
which produces and sells the award-winning propeller for the
maritime industry. Recognized as a TIME Best Invention of 2023 and
by Fast Company's 2023 Innovation by Design Awards, the Sharrow
Propeller also won the 2024 Clean Technology Transportation
Solution of the Year by CleanTech Breakthrough, the 2022 Boating
Marine Power Innovation Award from Boating Magazine and the 2020
Miami International Boat Show Innovation Award. For more
information, visit www.sharrowmarine.com.
ABOUT THE WORLD CHANGING IDEAS AWARDS
World Changing Ideas is one of Fast Company’s major annual
awards programs and is focused on social good, seeking to elevate
finished products and bold concepts that make the world better.
Judges choose winners, finalists, and honorable mentions based on
feasibility and the potential for impact. With the goals of
awarding ingenuity and fostering innovation, Fast Company draws
attention to ideas with great potential and helps them expand their
reach to inspire more people to work on solving the problems that
affect us all.
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