All articles by Jake Kavanagh – Page 2
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Electrifcation
AI to help boatbuilders and dealers sell more boats
Californian web design specialists develop AI platform to create the “ultimate sales tool” for builders
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Battery Technologies
Red Bull and AVL to develop ultra-lightweight fuel cell
Collaboration seeks to produce system that will be two thirds lighter than conventional installations
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Battery Technologies
Trucks breaks the 1000km electric range with fuel cells
Achievement also heralds an exciting development for small to medium-size displacement yachts
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Battery Technologies
Flexible contacts help create cheaper batteries
New flexible die-cut circuit (FDC) will help engineers provide more sustainable wiring options
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Foiling
Foiling for the masses
New Hyperfly is the latest incarnation of foiling technology employing an innovative ‘water scooter’ concept
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Green Technologies
Small 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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Battery Technologies
Turning the hull into a battery
Research in the automotive sector may soon help boatbuilders store power from renewables in the actual structure of the hull itself.
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Battery Technologies
More hydrogen electrolyser roll-outs
Key to providing enough compressed hydrogen fuel for a growing number of marine and EV fuel cells is a global network of specialised electrolysers, and collaborations between interested parties are increasing fast.
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Battery Technologies
Locomotive hydrogen project paves the way for all-electric superyachts
The zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc has commissioned its first freight train locomotive powered by a hydrogen fuel cell
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Green Technologies
Sustainable 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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Outboard engines
Honda reinvents the V8
Despite a strong line-up of four stroke outboards, Honda Marine has never exceeded 250hp, or a V6. Responding to customer demand, they decided to build a V8 from scratch. Product Development Manager Mick Horsfall explained the process
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France
Highlights from the 2024 JEC Composites Expo
Every year in early March, the vast Paris Nord Villepinte halls are filled with machines and materials to showcase the steady move towards stronger, lighter, and more sustainable composite products. Here are some of the latest advances which may help the boatbuilder.
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Norway
Kongsberg’s new EM 2042 echo sounder
New multibeam echo sounder could have a useful role within the leisure marine market.
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Green Technologies
Lithium 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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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
More ‘suction sails’ for the world’s commercial fleets. Yachts next?
Latest installation features three 22-metre-high fixed eSails - could a similar installation have superyacht application potential?
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
FLIR’s new acoustic imagers can detect compressed air leaks and mechanical faults
As large yachts become ever more complex, and new types of propulsion using hydrogen and ammonia come on stream, engineers have a new diagnostic tool in their kit courtesy of US-based FLIR, a brand of Teledyne Technologies
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Battery Technologies
‘Ready-to-run’ hydrogen fuel cell powertrain soon available for off-road applications
Powertrain can be married up to the final drive in a prototype, whether that is a pair of wheels, a waterjet or a propeller
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Battery Technologies
Lithium batteries enhanced with spent coffee grindings
Materials pioneer wakes up and smells the coffee as concern grows over use of rare earth minerals in lithium-ion battery production
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Battery Technologies
Quicker time to market for electric drives
Two tech start-ups are using ‘pre-trained AI models’ to help slash battery development time
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Airconditioning & Heating
‘Breakthrough’ new foam filter removes CO2, VOCs, smells, and microbes
A brand-new type of foam air filter has been created by a research team at the UK’s University of Bath and is being hailed as an ideal solution to purify the air in the cabins of ships and boats