All Type articles – Page 9
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Battery Technologies
Honda to partner in battery swap trial in Europe
Honda Motor Co Ltd and the Swedish startup GoCimo are collaborating over a 12-month battery sharing service that could pave the way for a similar scheme for electric outboards
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Battery Technologies
Superyacht-sized battery pricing falls to US$300/kWh
Commercial marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy has managed to slash the price of a large-scale energy storage, making it more cost effective to power large all-electric vessels
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Electrification
First recreational sales market indicators for electric boats to be released soon
The International Electric Marine Association (IEMA) has announced a dynamic plan for 2025, including the release of market sales indicators for both the leisure and commercial sectors
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Battery Technologies
Leveraging machine learning to build better batteries
Japanese researchers use machine learning algorithms to identify battery components which deliver an optimum balance of high performance and lower cost
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Inboard engines
Sales of methanol engines increases
MAN Energy Solutions reports a healthy uptake in sales of methanol powered engines from newbuild and retrofit shipbuilders
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Hydrogen
Integrating fuel cells and drive trains for high performance applications
US-based Nuvera Fuel Cells and UK-Based Viritech have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop an integrated, fuel cell drive that will have ‘extreme endurance’ marine applications
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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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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.
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Battery Technologies
New battery pack design software to help reduce development costs
The creators of electric vehicles and boats now have access to a new type of battery design software, aimed principally at those producing as few as 100 battery packs per year.
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Battery Technologies
Greater flexibility for recharging with new battery configuration switch
New development could help of high-performance electric boats, many of which use automotive style 800V battery banks, to recharge from the more numerous 400V outlets
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
Largest suction sail to date to be installed on 90m cargo vessel
Bound4Blue has just received a contract for its largest suction sail yet
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