On April 29 & 30, 2009 the Austrian companies Fronius, Bitter and Frauscher successfully presented the worldwide first electric boat powered by hydrogen fuel cells at Schloss Orth on Lake Traunsee in Austria. More than 50 journalists, TV- and media representatives from 7 countries, numerous politicians and leading business executives attended the event with great interest. The unique concept of self-contained energy supply provided by hydrogen was particularly exciting for all entrepreneurs. Fronius, Bitter and Frauscher truly succeeded to realize an exemplary and forward looking project - advancing the topic hydrogen – with the support of the EU program “Regionale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit 2007-2013”, resources from the European Fond for Regional Development (EFRE) and founding from the local state of Upper Austria.