All articles by Jake Kavanagh – Page 8
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Outboard enginesHonda reinvents the V8
Despite a strong line-up of four stroke outboards, Honda Marine has never exceeded 250hp, or a V6. Responding to customer demand, they decided to build a V8 from scratch. Product Development Manager Mick Horsfall explained the process
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FranceHighlights from the 2024 JEC Composites Expo
Every year in early March, the vast Paris Nord Villepinte halls are filled with machines and materials to showcase the steady move towards stronger, lighter, and more sustainable composite products. Here are some of the latest advances which may help the boatbuilder.
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NorwayKongsberg’s new EM 2042 echo sounder
New multibeam echo sounder could have a useful role within the leisure marine market.
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Green TechnologiesLithium batteries built for future recycling
With shortages of critical elements looming, industry needs to find a better way to recycle lithium batteries say researchers in the US, who believe they have the answer
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryMore ‘suction sails’ for the world’s commercial fleets. Yachts next?
Latest installation features three 22-metre-high fixed eSails - could a similar installation have superyacht application potential?
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryFLIR’s new acoustic imagers can detect compressed air leaks and mechanical faults
As large yachts become ever more complex, and new types of propulsion using hydrogen and ammonia come on stream, engineers have a new diagnostic tool in their kit courtesy of US-based FLIR, a brand of Teledyne Technologies
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Hydrogen‘Ready-to-run’ hydrogen fuel cell powertrain soon available for off-road applications
Powertrain can be married up to the final drive in a prototype, whether that is a pair of wheels, a waterjet or a propeller
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Battery TechnologiesLithium batteries enhanced with spent coffee grindings
Materials pioneer wakes up and smells the coffee as concern grows over use of rare earth minerals in lithium-ion battery production
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Battery TechnologiesQuicker time to market for electric drives
Two tech start-ups are using ‘pre-trained AI models’ to help slash battery development time
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Airconditioning & Heating‘Breakthrough’ new foam filter removes CO2, VOCs, smells, and microbes
A brand-new type of foam air filter has been created by a research team at the UK’s University of Bath and is being hailed as an ideal solution to purify the air in the cabins of ships and boats
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Generators and Power managementHydrogen refuelling pontoons for the Med
New concept could be rolled out to dozens of marinas
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Deck hardwareMitigating lightning strikes - Future Fibres LiMit collar
With lightning strikes expected to increase due to climate change, Future Fibres’ has developed a simple solution to protect sailing yachts
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Paints and CoatingsHow to bond metal to composite….without an adhesive?
The German HyFiVE project is seeking to develop a standardised system whereby FAUSST connectors (weldable material incorporated into the edge of the composite) can be used instead of adhesive to connect steel and GFRP
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Green TechnologiesHarnessing wave energy for propulsion
With the JEC World Composites show approaching (5-7 March, Paris) we have decided to trawl the latest innovations in lamination, 3D milling and resin technology which could benefit the marine industry. Here are just a few of the breakthroughs the show will be exhibiting.
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Green TechnologiesExpedition Zero seeks industry partners
A start-up focussed on ‘zero impact’ adventure yachting is seeking members of the marine industry to help it get established. The company aims to upcycle abandoned sailing yachts (some 24,000 derelicts are in Europe alone) and convert them into electrically propelled expedition yachts that will be easy to recycle at ...
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Battery TechnologiesUK Battery Expo dates
If you want to catch up with the latest battery advances, then there are two upcoming UK shows that will be of interest.
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Battery TechnologiesExtreme fast charging breaks the ‘100 miles in 5 minutes’ barrier
The goal for all electric boats is that they should be able to refuel in the time it takes to fill up a diesel or petrol tank, and that is now very much closer thanks to battery research by StoreDot. Based in Herzliya, Israel, StoreDot was founded in 2012 to ...
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Battery TechnologiesSalvaging EV batteries for second-life use
According to sources within the automotive industry, there will be over 100 million EV batteries reaching the end of their service life globally over the next decade. The good news is that these batteries can find a second life in marine propulsion, or as powerwalls (containerised power storage) at marinas.
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Thrusters & SteeringSteer like a car?
Can a boat’s steering system track like a road vehicle? Dr Matteo Dadda, CCO of the Italian steering specialist Hydrodrive, says that it can certainly get close. By using the right materials, it can even be sustainable
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LightingLighting | Movers and shakers
Attwood Marine Products Based in Lowell, Michigan, and part of the Navico Group, Attwood Marine produces a series of stainless steel ‘lightarmor’ underwater LEDs as part of a much wider marine equipment portfolio. attwoodmarine.com Aqualuma Founded in 2005 on Australia’s Gold Coast, Aqualuma manufactures a large range ...
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