More Sector Reports
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Electrifcation
Rise of the bolt-on hybrid
Boaters who want to embrace the benefits of electric power but aren’t quite ready to give up the security of the internal combustion engine (ICE) now have more choice of retrofitted hybrids. Offerings from the Hungarian company Hydrodrive and UK OEM Lynch Motors can provide new designs of hybrid drives ...
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On-Board Chargers, the bridge between land and sea
Manufacturers’ continual focus on connectivity and functionality has led the standard OBC to become much more than just a simple battery charger
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Volvo to utilise streamlined and modular manufacturing on its electric vehicles
New type of ‘stack’ manufacture should help to bring new products to market more quickly, whilst also reducing the cost
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Ecomar’s first hydrogen hybrid electric workboat to serve Exeter port
Application can be applied to marine recreational vessels
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Growing electric truck industry paves the way for larger electric motorcruisers
Thanks to advances in the electrification of the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sector, encouraged by tightening emission regulations in cities, high power, high torque and long-range battery powered drive trains are now far more prevalent than befor
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Colorado-based electric motor OEM achieves a power density of 12kW/kg
H3X achieves power density required to fly a large commercial aircraft for 5 hours on electric power alone
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New skills training network for electric propulsion
With the demand for skilled electrical installers outstripping supply, an £800,000 initiative to establish a skills sector framework is about to be launched in the UK.
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Wärtsilä 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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Electrifcation
Honda 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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Green Technologies
University team working on project to apply VR to maritime safety
Solent University working with Centre for Factories of the Future especially in using VR for maritime emergency situations
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Electrifcation
Wins for the leisure sector at the Electric and Hybrid Awards 2024
Collaboration between Optima Electric Yachts and Rad Propulsion one project spotlighted
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£1.8 million Canadian/UK project to prove electric boats can feed the grid
Experts in Canada and the UK will be jointly – and independently - testing equipment and methodology required in two different locations, to harness stored energy
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Electrifcation
Barcelona project to boost Catalan electric boat competitiveness
100% electric and Catalan boats: another step towards nautical decarbonisation
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Electrifcation
When your villa powers itself, your boat, and your car
A new development of villas will be virtually self-sufficient in terms of energy, with enough left over to recharge EVs and an ultra-high performance eD-32 c electric RIB
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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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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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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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Electrifcation
New materials being developed for EVs could also help electric boat performance
The race is on for the nexty generation of EV materials