All Industry Sectors articles – Page 7
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Electrifcation
Jerry cans of electricity could solve mobile energy demands
Solus Power’s Kratos technology uses lithium-ion power units that are stackable, modular and easily transported
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Battery Technologies
Cummins releases new EV battery tech
Next-generation nickel manganese cobalt batteries to debut powering transit buses in Europe
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Green Technologies
Recycling solar panels
German researchers have developed a means of recycling old solar panels that could ensure access to critical elements required to produce new power generating surfaces
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Outboard engines
The Stealth Switch. One motor, multiple voltages
US-based Stealth Electric Outboards has develope version where the motor can be upgraded from 24V to 96V simply by adding extra batteries in series.
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Outboard engines
Integral's new e-Drive hybrid first-to-market with Balance catamarans
New e-Drive harnesses the latest in motor design, with more effective location in the drive train to double output
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Battery Technologies
Leap forward in energy density for water-based batteries
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Dalian Institute of Physics have published results of new multi-electron transfer cathode technology that promises to substantially lift the performance of aqueous batteries.
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
Commercial rigid buoyancy boat constructed from used cooking oil
Boatbuilder collaborates to use renewable polyolefins for further reductions in carbon footprint
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Green Technologies
Recycling carbon fibre waste
With the opening of its first US recycling facility, Fairmat aims to develop a high-tech closed-loop ecosystem to recycle and repurpose CFRPs
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Electrifcation
Recreational e-boats to feed the grid?
New Virtual Bunkering for Electric Vessels (VBEV) concept under test in the UK
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
BBA Breakthrough Launch winner, HH Catamarans on how its new 44 has transformed its business
Last November HH Catamarans picked up the coveted Breakthrough Launch of the Year award for its new HH44 at the 2023 Boat Builder Awards organised jointly by IBI and METSTRADE and held in association with Raymarine. We talked to company president Seth Hynes about the impact of the award and ...
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Battery Technologies
‘Engine shaped’ fuel cell could be a retrofit package for boats
The development of a much smaller heat exchanger and other compact parts has made the IE DRIVE fuel cell the most compact and powerful in its class, with an output of 157kW.
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Propellers
Torqeedo to integrate ocean plastics into propellers
Torqeedo aims to make its electric motors greener still by incorporating alternative materials in its component manufacturing
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Hydrogen
Feadship launches world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht
The Dutch superyacht builder Feadship has just launched Project 821, heralded as the first ever superyacht to have all of its hotel loads supplied by hydrogen fuel cells.
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Electrifcation
Vita Power's new integrated ecosystem to fast-track boatbuilders' electric ambitions
Engineers at Vita Power’s UK factory create all-electric powertrains for new boats and assist OEMs to effectively convert existing models. IBI was given a tour, and a sea trial
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Battery Technologies
Technical conferences - Keeping you in the know
Want to be up to speed with the latest in battery tech developments, then check out our diary of upcoming events
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Green Technologies
Custom sealing materials accelerate hydrogen roll out
Marine industry targeted for accelerated development, along with chemical processing aerospace and road transport
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Electrifcation
New materials being developed for EVs could also help electric boat performance
The race is on for the nexty generation of EV materials
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Battery Technologies
Battery prices fall by 90% in the last 15 years
Whilst the upfront cost of batteries for electric boats remains a major barrier to greater take-up, the good news is that prices have been falling steadily and are likely to continue to do so.
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
3D printing finding traction in boat production
Additive manufacturing technology can help boat builders save time and money by facilitating mold production
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Green Technologies
Is it a boat or plane? Could the Airfish herald a new mode of over water travel?
It turned heads at the Singapore Yachting Festival last week; we investigate the science and the potential of the Airfish 8