AS Labruna: Reefilla’s VOLTAB at the 2025 DAME Awards 

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AS Labruna announces that VOLTAB, the 100% electric portable generator designed and manufactured by Reefilla and introduced to the marine industry, distributed in Europe by AS Labruna, is the only Italian product nominated for the 2025 DAME Awards in the Electronic & Electrical Systems category.
The DAME Design Awards, active since 1991, are considered the “golden standard” of marine innovation and professional nautical design. All nominated products are on display in the DAME Awards Showcase at the center of METSTRADE, Hall 13 – Elicium, with the winners announced at the show’s Opening Day.

VOLTAB details

VOLTAB has continuous power >4.2 kW, capacity 3.1 kWh, weight 19 kg, charging and power “plug & power”, including from solar panels, emission-free power generation, and with an EV option with a Type 2 socket for charging electric boats. Designed for nautical, outdoor, and event uses, it is designed and built in Italy.

AS Labruna will present VOLTAB both at the AS Labruna stand (Hall 1 – stand 263) and in the DAME Award Showcase area.

“VOLTAB nomination at the 2025 DAME Awards is a highly prestigious achievement. It is the recognition of the value of a solution that combines sustainable technology, energy capacity, charging power, silence, lightness, and sustainability. With Reefilla, we are bringing to the European market a technology capable of raising energy standards on board and accelerating the transition to intelligent electricity systems”. – Massimo Labruna, CEO of AS Labruna

Being nominated for the 2025 DAME Awards represents an important recognition for us of the work and commitment dedicated to the development of VOLTAB, the first 100% Made in Italy all-electric portable generator. Thanks to its high energy density and compact, easily transportable design, VOLTAB integrates seamlessly into the nautical world, combining sustainable innovation and Italian quality, to offer a solution capable of meeting the energy needs of those who live at sea and concretely contributing to the transition towards cleaner and smarter technologies”. – Pietro Balda, Co-Founder Reefilla

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