All Type articles – Page 14
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Boat Autonomy
Small manufacturers investing big in automation
Ongoing labour challenges, cratering robot costs and the onset of automation-as-a-service offerings are driving unprecedented changes in the way small to mid-sized manufacturers are building profits
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Boat Autonomy
Hyundai trials self-driving hydrogen truck
IBI always keeps a close eye on developments in the world of heavy goods vehicles, as the drive trains – with a degree of marinization - can usually be transplanted into larger electric motor yachts.
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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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Battery Technologies
Theion solves the problem of ultra-fast charging
Company developing cheaper lithium-sulphur chemistry
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Green Technologies
Project LOTUS to assess the long-term effects of bio-fuel
The use of biofuel is becoming more widespread, and whilst it is a more sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, there have also been some issues with degradation and the increased growth of the so-called ‘diesel bug.’
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Hydrogen
New fuel cell testing facility opens
State-of-the-art laboratory boosts hydrogen fuel cell development
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Green Technologies
UK and US engineers pioneer viable method to recycle polystyrene
Environmental concerns about the use of polystyrene in marine environments may be partially alleviated by a new process that converts old polystyrene back to its virgin state for re-use
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Airconditioning & Heating
Electric range boost of up to 70% by using microwave-enabled HVAC
A new heating system based on microwaves and thermochemicals has been developed by the UK’s Birmingham University and is claimed to be able to boost the range of an electric vehicle (EV) by up to 70%.
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Green Technologies
Korean Register publishes new guide to handling cryogenic fuels
With sustainable fuels like LNG and liquid hydrogen requiring cryogenic storage, the ability to insulate fuel sources will have major implications in vessel design and performance
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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
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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Green Technologies
New Green Hydrogen plant in Japan paves the way to upscale global production
Four modules at Kawasaki are being tested under ‘real world’ conditions, including operation during maintenance periods and from low power supplies at night
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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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Green Technologies
Glass windows from bamboo?
Researchers in China have developed a new technique for creating clear glass panels from bamboo fibres rather than sand, yielding panes that are more shock-resistant and more sustainable
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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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Boat Autonomy
Submarine drones driving development of marine autonomy platforms
Massive military spend on development of autonomy platforms can only accelerate the arrival of similar tech in leisure marine