All Type articles – Page 24
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Battery Technologies
A quick fix for restoring EV batteries?
Toyota scientists may have found a way to extend EV battery life with a simple injection, allowing lithium-ion batteries to be revitalized in-place
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
More ‘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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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 Technologies
Lithium 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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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 management
Hydrogen refuelling pontoons for the Med
New concept could be rolled out to dozens of marinas
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Electrification
Driving customer support efficiency with AI
Slovenian builder SVP Yachts was an early adopter of the ChatGPT chatbot and has moved on to use OpenAI’s Teams service to create an in-house GPT that improves after-sales service speed of response
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Galley equipment
From bottle caps to tables and work tops
Dutch start-up WasteCraft is making a highly colourful statement by incorporating recycled coloured bottle tops into the design of new plastic countertops and other products.
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Battery Technologies
Could calcium-based batteries have a future in boat building?
Researchers in China propose calcium-based batteries as an alternative to lithium, delivering similar performance at lower cost and with greater supply certainty
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Paints and Coatings
How 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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News
Smartmarine to sell LightLeaf Solar products in Europe
LightLeaf calls itself “the most unusual solar panel company in the world”
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USA
CES: The ultimate ‘see and be seen’ trade event?
The growing importance of technology in the leisure marine sector is driving more companies to attend the world’s largest technology trade fair – both to showcase their own goods and to find inspiration from others across multiple business sectors
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Battery Technologies
New propeller boss cap is 5% more efficient thanks to…. holes
New cap dispenses with fins and instead uses a series of holes drilled into the metal
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Battery Technologies
UK 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 Technologies
Extreme 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 Technologies
Salvaging 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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Electrification
Brunswick enters a new age of collaboration
Brunswick Corporation announced an exciting and potentially far-reaching new partnership this week that was largely overshadowed by a subsequent influx of new product launches at the Miami International Boat Show. The new alliance wasn’t with a new distribution or supply partner, but with embedded software technology firm Apex.AI as part ...
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Thrusters & Steering
Steer 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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Lighting
Lighting | 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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Lighting
A brighter future - the latest in lighting trends
The light emitting diode has evolved rapidly in recent years, so modern marine lighting has moved from a necessity to a social science. ‘Tuneable’ and colour-change light can enhance mood, improve general well-being, and even knock down disease