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Green TechnologiesTackling derelict boat issues
The city of New York, through its Parks & Recreation Department, has established a program to address the 800 derelict boats abandoned along its 520 miles of shoreline and take steps to prevent the problem from growing.
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Green TechnologiesYamaha - three pillars to sustainability
Dr Grant Suzuki, Yamaha’s Chief of Technology, Marine Innovation Engineering, talks to IBI
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Green TechnologiesDamen launches pilot vessel recycling initiative
A novel green recycling initiative in the Netherlands looks to one day commercializing vessel recycling
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Green TechnologiesHighlights from the Green Tech Boat Show
With a focus on green tech, last weekend’s South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show in Southampton, UK, attracted some 4,000 visitors. Two initaitves in particular caught IBI’s eye
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Green TechnologiesCan better diesels yield greater sustainability?
As most internal combustion engine builders move to explore the use of sustainable biofuels, a Chinese builder is striving to simply build a better diesel
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Green TechnologiesSmall and powerful marine engine to run on ammonia
Osprey Research ltd, Pascoe RIBs and Southampton Solent University are co-operating on a new design of high-performance internal combustion engine that will run on the ‘clean’ fuel of ammonia. The project has been a beneficiary of the fourth round of the UK government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC4) which is ...
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Green TechnologiesTurning sugar into plastic
Nylon and other polyamides could be mass produced from agricultural waste in the future, thanks to the efforts of scientists at Swiss technical university École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
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Green TechnologiesUK brothers’ sail recycling technology for sustainable marine future
A pair of brothers in the UK are using sail recycling technology to build a more sustainable future for the marine industry
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Green TechnologiesSustainable fuels could cost the same as fossil fuels by 2035 says shipping technology giant Wärtsillä
With the superyacht industry keen to move steadily towards more sustainable energy production, there is the potentially good news that the use of green fuels should be no more costly than existing fossil fuels. The big stumbling block, however, is the pace of global take-up. which the leading technology group ...
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Green TechnologiesCan Tidal Kites sustainably power remote marinas?
Swedish firm generates first power with 1.2mW tidal powerplant to deliver proof of concept
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Green TechnologiesNew life for old fibres and resin
Swiss start-up Composite Recycling is taking scrap GRP and recovering its constituents in a process that creates glass mat and oil suitable for incorporation in new composite structures
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Green TechnologiesLithium batteries built for future recycling
With shortages of critical elements looming, industry needs to find a better way to recycle lithium batteries say researchers in the US, who believe they have the answer
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Green TechnologiesHarnessing wave energy for propulsion
With the JEC World Composites show approaching (5-7 March, Paris) we have decided to trawl the latest innovations in lamination, 3D milling and resin technology which could benefit the marine industry. Here are just a few of the breakthroughs the show will be exhibiting.
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Green TechnologiesExpedition Zero seeks industry partners
A start-up focussed on ‘zero impact’ adventure yachting is seeking members of the marine industry to help it get established. The company aims to upcycle abandoned sailing yachts (some 24,000 derelicts are in Europe alone) and convert them into electrically propelled expedition yachts that will be easy to recycle at ...
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Green TechnologiesApplying bio science to marine clothing design
Henri Lloyd’s new Smart-Therm mid layer jacket moves the art of marine clothing tailoring into the science of how a human body performs. CEO Graham Allen explains how this next generation garment evolved and how the company is looking to create a more sustainable future for its products.
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Green TechnologiesLR and Green Marine forge strategic partnership for methanol fuel expertise
New link could have siginificant implications for the superyacht market
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Green TechnologiesTwo recyclable and reconfigurable boats ordered for military-style security duties
Glasgow-based Ultimate Boats has won an order to build two 11.5m for a UK security company. With design input from military veterans, the two boats will have two distinct features.
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Green TechnologiesExpedition Zero seeks industry partners
A start-up focussed on ‘zero impact’ adventure yachting is seeking members of the marine industry to help it get established. The company aims to upcycle abandoned sailing yachts (some 24,000 derelicts are in Europe alone) and convert them into electrically propelled expedition yachts that will be easy to recycle at ...
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Green Technologies‘Liveable’ solar yacht that lifts up on stilts
The ARKUP Liveable Yacht is built in the US and offers 2, 218ft2 (206m2) of living space. Electric motors give it a top speed of 8.5 knots. A new type of all-electric sustainable yacht has been developed by two French engineers, and the key USP is its ...
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Green TechnologiesTake a Vaan factory video tour and see a sustainable catamaran being built
Assembled from recycled aluminium and with twin electric drives, the Dutch-built Vaan range of catamarans can be seen under construction via a new set of videos on the company’s website. What is intriguing about this brand is the total dedication to a circular manufacturing process.
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