All Market Intelligence articles – Page 11
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Hydrogen
Green hydrogen direct from sunlight
US-based SunHydrogen and CTF Solar have teamed up to create solar panels that hydrolise water at the nanoparticle level. These will create green hydrogen on site without the need for membranes or separate electrolysers
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Hydrogen
Cummin’s ‘fuel agnostic’ combustion engines can now run on hydrogen
Cummins has developed a ‘base’ block that can run on alternative fuels and expects to have a 15-litre 500hp hydrogen version in full production by 2027
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Hydrogen
New valves to help optimise hydrogen burn in combustion engines
Pressure Tech Ltd has developed two new regulators to allow specialised combustion engines to run more efficiently on hydrogen gas
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Electrification
French marine industry mobilises to address technical skills shortage
With 1,500 annual vacancies, especially in its technical sectors, the French leisure marine industry is seeking to fill the skills gap
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News
Trump’s return may rekindle transatlantic trade spats
US President Donald Trump sees tariffs as a weapon to return jobs to America
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News
Back-to-back autumn storms caused US$100bn damage as marine businesses start to rebuild
Florida has seen some 400,000 insurance claims totalling more than US$4bn so far
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Green Technologies
End-of-life boats used for cement making can reduce CO2 emissions
The European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA) has partnered with 8 other industry associations to explore the advantages of using recycled glass fibre in cement making
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
US university breaks ground for 3D ‘factory of the future’
A 50,000ft2 Green Engineering and Materials (GEM) laboratory that will accelerate the production of 3D printed boats, renewable energy and transportation infrastructure has broken ground at the University of Maine (UM) in the US state of the same name
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Green Technologies
New hydrogen-powered workboat needs minimal infrastructure
The MV Dirac has been designed with ease of hydrogen refuelling as a key priority. The fuel is supplied in hand-portable cylinders, similar to those for a domestic barbecue
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
Robotics used to help build new generation of Sunreef Yacht’s catamarans
Cutting edge robots are being used to create highly accurate and consistent moulds, with a flexibility said to be greater than CNC equivalents
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Green Technologies
Megawatt charging and bidirectional power transfer could make larger electric yachts more cost effective
By harnessing advances in electric truck technology, large yachts could fast-recharge in less than an hour and sell their own renewable energy back to the grid
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Battery Technologies
Mercedes-Benz operates ‘circular manufacturing’ battery recycling plant
A new purpose-built facility that has a 96% recovery rate of valuable metals could help drive down new battery prices.
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News
A decade-long onslaught of technology awaits boaters at FLIBS
The largest leaps in technology have probably come from the development of smart and autonomous boats
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News
Spanish charter market returns to pre-Covid levels
2024 has seen a slight improvement in activity
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News
Netherlands: Reaching key 2030 climate change goal ‘highly unlikely’
Swift reductions in greenhouse gas emissions needed, says watchdog
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News
BlueCape study: South African boat exports more than double since 2020
Latest industry findings to be shared with industry stakeholders at boatica Cape Town
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Foiling
Chartwell Marine’s electric trimaran demonstrator enters the build stage
UK-based Chartwell Marine, well known for its cutting-edge designs for yachts and commercial craft, has announced that its new electric foiling trimaran demonstrator is now being built.
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Inboard engines
MAN ES to develop four-stroke ammonia marine engine
MAN Energy Systems progressing its earlier work on a two-stroke dual-fuel engine powered mainly by ammonia
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Green Technologies
European project making process on recycling carbon fibre
CIDER Project enhances the sustainability of carbon fibre
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Boat Autonomy
AI reshapes industries, logistics and global trade at a furious pace
Autonomous humanoid robot Figure O2 weighs 70 kilos, is 1.7m tall and can carry loads of up to 20 kilos.