Hans Unkles spent two-and-a-half years converting the vessel in a shed near the village of Tayvallich in Argyll.
Sitting in the water, there is little to tell the Lorna Jane apart from other fishing boats.
But this vessel is believed to be one of a kind.
Below deck, where the engine once was, there is a battery equivalent in size to a small electric car. Above, there is a double-sided solar panel, catching the sun’s rays and reflections from the sea.
Unlike its diesel counterparts, this fishing boat runs entirely on electric. Its owner Hans Unkles has been a boatbuilder and fisherman for around 40 years.
He spent two-and-a-half years converting the boat in a shed near the village of Tayvallich.
“If there is another one I would love to speak to them because I’ve got so many stories I want to compare,” Hans told STV News.
“It’s definitely the only one in the UK, and I’ve done a whole lot of social media, which reaches around the world, and I’ve not heard of another all-electric fishing boat.”
Hans had originally bought the boat to wind down to retirement.
But concern for the environment and a lack of action in the industry to reach net zero targets inspired him to take on the project.
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