All Market Intelligence articles – Page 10
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FoilingInsight | Foiling - Flight control
New wing designs, accurate height sensors and real-time data collection is allowing OEMs to develop foiling boats that use up to 80% less energy for propulsion. The key advance, however, is the quick-thinking electronic brain
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ArticleAmerica’s Cup skipper to deliver Breakfast Briefing keynote
Terry Hutchinson, the highly experienced skipper and president of operations for New York Yacht Club American Magic, will provide valuable leadership insights to leading global marine professionals as the scene is set for METSTRADE’s first day on 19 November.
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ArticleMETSTRADE 2024 | The shape of things to come
Countdown begins on the boat industry’s most important trade event
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FinlandEquipment: Finnish accessory makers await market rebound
Following the market downturn in 2023, Finland’s equipment producers are investing heavily in production innovation whilst awaiting better times
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FinlandOverview: Industry sees spring signs of recovery after long winter
Rate cuts and bumper Helsinki show fuel optimism for second half of the year
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ArticleOverview: Hopes rest on fragile recovery
While the general economic outlook shows signs of improving, potentially boosting consumer confidence going into 2025, known unknowns continue to cast a shadow
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Battery TechnologiesEchandia’s new battery dimension tool – WattWizard
New WattWizard tool proves an accessible way to determine the optimal battery configuration for their specific maritime project
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Battery TechnologiesKey US recruitment drive as Echandia opens Washington battery facility
Swedish maritime electrification specialist looks to tap into rapidly growing demand in America’s maritime electrification sector
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Battery TechnologiesPotassium-ion batteries take step closer to mainstream
Austin, Texas-based Group1 battery technology start-up has moved its alternate to lithium-ion closer to wider adoption by releasing a commercially focused potassium-ion (KIB) cell in the popular 18650 cylindrical form factor.
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HydrogenSustainable hydrogen production
Hydrogen isn’t much of a substitute for petrol or diesel if fossil fuels are required to produce it, which is why new research in Germany aims to create hydrogen fuel more sustainably by using solar power alone
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Green TechnologiesImproved solar panels hold promise for electric boats
New solar cell design unveiled in Morocco said to boost efficiency by up to 90% in a more durable lamination
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ElectrifcationWärtsilä to help create a fully-electric 11,000-tonne ship
In a move that could herald a new generation of (almost) zero-emission superyachts, the Finnish marine energy specialist Wärtsilä is to supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for a new-build limestone carrier, due for completion in 2026.
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Green TechnologiesLawmakers propose US$1bn to advance marine technology
The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office would receive unprecedented funding levels under proposed legislation that would invest US$1bn to harness marine energy under the Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act.
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Battery TechnologiesAkzoNobel’s single-pass resin-based coating for safer batteries
With high voltage marine battery packs more vulnerable to those in an electric car, news of AkzoNobel’s new dielectric spray-applied paint should come as good news.
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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryCarbon fibre curved tape pioneer secures new funding
UK University of Bristol spinout iCOMAT has successfully closed a £17.5m investment round to accelerate adoption of its Rapid Tow Shearing (RTS) process that enables carbon fibre tapes to be used in physically curved positions without being damaged or becoming defective.
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ElectrifcationHonda to supply Yamaha with e-motorcycles for Japanese market
Honda Motor Company will supply Yamaha Motor Company with electric motorcycle models for the local market in an effort to “further popularize electric motorcycles in the Class-1 category in Japan, the two companies announced Thursday.
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NewsBIA: Australian industry turnover up 5% 2023/24
Boating industry association presents latest figures on opening day of the Sydney show
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HydrogenHydrogen on Demand
New technology to generate hydrogen on the fly eliminates the need for bulky high-pressure fuel tanks, suddenly making the technology more practical for commercial vessels and luxury yachts alike
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Green TechnologiesBiofuel blend supply chain trial concludes, with interesting results
Trial looks to ascertain whether suspicions of excess water content in some biofuels in warranted as supply chain under the spotlight
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HydrogenHydrogen from common boating ingredients
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may just have stumbled across the perfect seafarer’s recipe for generating hydrogen – seawater, coffee grounds and beer cans.
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