48m Project OXO Pairs 100m² Solar Array With Hybrid-Ready Propulsion

Efficiency starts with the yacht’s hotel load

Dixon Yacht Design has developed Project OXO as a 48.27-metre aluminium motor-yacht concept in which energy efficiency is treated as an integrated design problem. The project combines hull efficiency, onboard generation and propulsion choices rather than presenting any one technology as the complete solution.

The yacht carries around 100 square metres of solar panels integrated into the structure and styling. Dixon says the array is expected to generate roughly 70 to 90kWh of electricity per day in Mediterranean conditions, allowing a meaningful share of the hotel load to be supported without relying entirely on generators.

Hybrid-ready machinery supports a 16-knot platform

Project OXO is specified around twin 1,050hp MAN engines with hybrid propulsion available as an option. The preliminary performance target is a 16-knot maximum speed, placing the yacht firmly in efficient cruising territory rather than pursuing high-speed operation.

The key point is that the solar installation is connected to the wider power-management strategy rather than being treated as a decorative sustainability feature. That gives designers and a future owner scope to balance propulsion, battery storage, hotel demand and generator use around the yacht’s intended cruising pattern.

Design Unlimited develops the guest spaces

Design Unlimited has developed the interior concept for accommodation serving 10 guests in five staterooms. The design uses natural materials, rounded forms and restrained colour accents, while large windows are intended to keep the interior visually connected with the sea.

The yacht has an 8.93-metre beam, giving the interior team substantial width to work with without pushing the project into a much larger gross-tonnage category. The result is intended to combine a comfortable long-stay layout with the lower visual profile developed by Dixon for the exterior.

Ready-to-build concept remains open to personalisation

Dixon Yacht Design is presenting OXO as a ready-to-build platform rather than a purely speculative styling exercise. The aluminium construction, machinery concept and principal dimensions are defined sufficiently to give prospective owners a technical starting point while leaving room for further layout and specification choices.

Both Dixon Yacht Design and Design Unlimited are in Monaco during the 2026 show, giving owners and representatives an opportunity to review the project directly with the teams behind it. Any future build would still require an owner-selected shipyard and a final engineering and classification programme before construction begins.