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Green TechnologiesFuelEU Maritime Regulations have now gone live
Whilst only applicable to ships above 5000 gross tons, the new tranche of EU decarbonisation regulations is bringing new tech to the leisure sector
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Green TechnologiesBoats from blades: recycling fiberglass wind turbines a two-industry solution
A team of Canadian boatbuilders – while searching for sustainable materials – has developed a method for recovering and reusing intact sheets of fibreglass from otherwise inseparable end products which could be a boon for both the marine and wind energy industries.
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Inboard enginesCummins Accelera fuel cell powered truck breaks Guiness World record
Accelera fuel cell ‘engines’ are currently available in two outputs, 150kW and 300kW
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HydrogenNew Zealand’s hydrogen-powered high-performance RIB set to sea trial in January
A collaboration between Fabrum and King Watercraft in the ‘hydrogen city’ of Christchurch, has resulted in a fast 12-seater RIB powered by a fuel cell
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Battery TechnologiesCeramic solid-state battery offers 1000km range
Longer ranges for electric boats with faster recharging could be the result of this breakthrough which uses a silicon composite anode.
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Green TechnologiesArctic cruise ship to run on 90% renewable power
To a design that could pave the way for self-refuelling superyachts, the construction of the 70m expedition vessel Captain Arctic has begun
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NetherlandsDutch builders invest in tomorrow
Dutch builders are upping their investments in new models despite a slow market
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ElectrificationInnovative electric ferry design earns international recognition
An innovative wakeless, carbonless electric ferry design, proposed for commuter and tourist transport along the Charles River in the US state of Massachusetts, is already garnering attention and accolades having captured a Gussie Award for Electric Commercial Passenger Vessels: In Development.
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ElectrificationElectric water taxi company looks to go global
The US’s first operator of all-electric vessels has shifted its strategy to create a global, unified brand of electric operators
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Battery TechnologiesCan non-flammable EV batteries outperform lithium?
While range anxiety tops electric propulsion worries for consumers, boat builders fret about potentials fires and liability risk. Could a new non-flammable, high performance battery under development in the US prove the answer to both concerns?
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DeckingWood buoys to replace plastic in Antarctic research
Some of the estimated 8 million tons of discarded plastic that gets washed to sea each year is showing up as solid waste and toxic chemicals in remote parts of the Antarctic, and researchers there are about to deploy wooden research buoys, replacing the plastic models currently in use as ...
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Green TechnologiesBoats made from mushrooms?
The rebar-like tissue which securely anchors fungi to structures is being examined as a potential replacement for fossil-fuel-based composites in interior applications like walls and paneling
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Green TechnologiesBiofuel from the sea
A Barbadian startup aims to turn a growing seaweed problem into a useful source of sustainable biofuel
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