Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:35:55 +0000
Wind energy harvesting at sea is ready for scale-up, as illustrated by the forthcoming Neoliner Ro-Ro equipped with rigid sails.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025 01:40:59 +0000
Baleària, a Spanish ferry operator, has launched a concept to create the first green corridor between Spain and Morocco, which will be served by two 100% electric, zero-emission fast boats. These twin ships will be used to connect the cities of Tangier, Morocco, and Tarifa, Spain, on the “most sustainable” … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:28:05 +0000
Moving people and vehicles across short distances is a no-brainer for batteries and electric motors. The only problem, as with most electrification of transportation, is getting electricity at sufficient power levels to the point of charging. British Columbia has a very obvious and straightforward strategy for its ferries. British Columbia … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:15:35 +0000
Recently I published a roundup of quite awful hydrogen maritime trial efforts, and ended with a request that if others knew of more, they should share. A few additional ones bubbled up and there were a couple of minor corrections and delightful additions. I encourage those who haven’t read the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:25:00 +0000
Using recreational boats that are simply taking up space for many months of the year to help back up the grid makes practical sense and provides a method to redirect leisure time to a productive asset for the grid. On the path to decarbonize at sea, Volvo Penta is employing … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 03:37:54 +0000
As the years pass and more re-enactments of the Odyssey of the Hydrogen Fleet are played out, they get staged in multiple settings, much like Shakespeare’s Tempest being staged in a waterpark in Germany in 2019. In recent months, I’ve curated a couple of lists of hydrogen bus and train … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 01:39:51 +0000
New Zealand seems like the other side of the world, and is certainly a land and sea that many would love to explore. There is the timelessness of the water to experience, as well as the mountains and caves. Now, beginning at Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour, the Electric Hydrofoil Experience provides … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:33:33 +0000
Sails on ships are a romantic and idealized vision of the world. Our history as a species includes innumerable tiny vessels pushed by wind across great expanses of featureless ocean, bold explorers and traders risking all on the science of sextants and the vagaries of the weather. But in recent … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:50:15 +0000
Ports are critical for commerce, a keystone for economic growth, and play a significant role in the goods movement supply chain. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that investing in port infrastructure and operations is vital to US economic prosperity. Because these investments provide not only economic but environmental … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:58:20 +0000
It was about two years ago when the Canadian electric boat manufacturer Voltari announced it had piloted one its Voltari 260 performance boats 91 miles on a single charge. The starting point was Florida and they ended in the Bahamas. The main point of the journey seemed to be demonstrating … [continued]
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