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ElectricFish Technology Day to feature AI-powered grid solution
California-based firm believes it has a scalable solution with its grid power bank that mixes ultra-fast EV charging with AI-driven energy management
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Young urbanites drawn to electric mobility
Perhaps not surprisingly Millennials and Gen Z – those born between roughly 1981 and 2014 – increasingly favor electric vehicles (EVs) and electric mobility in general based on a recent survey by Economist Impact.
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Electricity from water movement on surfaces
Scientists have discovered that moving water generates up to 10 times more charge on a surface than previously thought, opening potential applications, but also concerns for the safety of biofuels
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More efficient electric truck motor could benefit e-boats
UK-based Advanced Electric Machines (AEM) has unveiled its second-generation electric motor with improved performance that could be a good fit for motoryachts
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Innovative new plant to provide Australia with more efficient lithium processing
Chemicals giant Calix has collaborated with Pilbara Minerals to develop a revolutionary new processing plant for refining lithium in a more sustainable way
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ZF’s award-winning I2SM motor moves the mobility industry away from rare earth magnets
More efficient and compact electrification in the marine sector is being helped by advances in separately excited synchronous motors (SESM) for road applications
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Sydney’s Everything Electric show will feature marine for the first time
Australia’s home energy and vehicle show takes place in Sydney’s Olympic Park from 7th-9th March, and more electric expos are scheduled for Canada and the UK
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Electricity from engine exhaust?
A combustion engine only converts about 30% of its stored energy into propulsion, but new technology could also harvest electricity from the exhaust pipe
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In-wheel electric motors offer more options for marine propulsion
As the automotive industry strives for ever more powerful electric motors for in-wheel designs, so this style of motor lends itself for outboard applications
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Dedicated electric propulsion show to run again this Summer
Back by popular demand, the UK’s inland waterways electric show will once again take place in Warwickshire in July
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Megawatt charging standard to accelerate marine electrification
The ability to fast charge a commercial battery bank in a matter of minutes will help promote larger and fast electric motoryachts, but a standard plug is required
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Innovative 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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Electric 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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Magnet-free electric motor offers sustainable high-speed e-boating
Apart from removing the drag of permanent magnets, and so making the motor more efficient at high speed, the new design also frees the industry from dependence on rare earth metals. Note the square profile of the copper windings so more current can be carried within a given volume
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Steyr plant delivers first electric engine for the new BMW range
BMW’s engine manufacturing plant in upper Austria delivers its first electric engine for the Vision Neue Klasse platform, with potential for marine applications
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New research assists with fighting lithium fires at sea
The greater number of electric vehicles being carried on car transporters has led to a review of firefighting techniques, but yachts carry big batteries too
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Project advances in London to electrify the River Thames
A study has entered the alpha stage to see if the increasing number of electric boats using the tidal Thames could be used as an ‘energy store’ for the city
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The 2024 ‘Gussies’ award nominations illustrate the extent of leisure craft electrification
The 9 categories of this year’s awards cover nearly 150 boats, including some exciting designs currently at the concept or development stage
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Feadships ‘C’ concept harnesses full electric drive and wave-action recharging
Still at the concept stage, but able to go into construction tomorrow, Feadship’s 75m ‘C’ concept takes the superyacht into the zero emissions sector