Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 22:00:26 +0000
One of the biggest challenges for electric boating is the water drag. Pushing a big boat to any real speed means expending a lot of energy, which cuts into range. Because batteries don’t hold as much energy per unit of weight and volume (low energy density) compared to fossil fuels, diesel and nastier bunker fuels […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:39:29 +0000
The hydrogen fuel cell is finding a home in new fast ferries in Norway and in giant mining trucks from Cummins and Komatsu.
Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2022 03:00:10 +0000
Electrifying Air and Sea Vehicles Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lower Noise, and Expand Mobility Options for Rural Communities Some have called 2023 the “year of the electric vehicle (EV),” noting the dozens of new battery-powered models set to come available in the United States across all vehicle classes. That milestone is owed, in part, […]
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:54:11 +0000
Washington State Ferries will be following Ellen’s example near the Danish island of Ærø. Washington often leads and succeeds where other states hover, discuss, and are quite too slow to transition. Washington also runs the second-largest ferry system in the world, so switching from diesel to batteries in the early part of a trend toward electrification in shipping is vital to set better standards in marine shipping
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 21:54:11 +0000
Washington State Ferries will be following Ellen’s example near the Danish island of Ærø. Washington often leads and succeeds where other states hover, discuss, and are quite too slow to transition. Washington also runs the second-largest ferry system in the world, so switching from diesel to batteries in the early part of a trend toward electrification in shipping is vital to set better standards in marine shipping
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2019 03:45:57 +0000
Zero-emissions adaptation is everything in our changing world. Land, sea, and air traffic all need to switch to zero emissions. A favorable example of maritime adaptation comes to us from euronews.com, which invites us to meet Ellen. Ellen means “Sun Ray,” or some say “Bright One.” Although, Ellen is powered by wind, not solar
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 18:15:09 +0000
Ellen, the world’s most powerful all electric ferry, has entered revenue service in southern Denmark, moving the zero emissions transportation revolution forward another step.
