Latest Market Reports by Industry Sector – Page 13
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Battery Technologies
Echandia’s new battery dimension tool – WattWizard
New WattWizard tool proves an accessible way to determine the optimal battery configuration for their specific maritime project
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Battery Technologies
Potassium-ion batteries take step closer to mainstream
Austin, Texas-based Group1 battery technology start-up has moved its alternate to lithium-ion closer to wider adoption by releasing a commercially focused potassium-ion (KIB) cell in the popular 18650 cylindrical form factor.
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Battery Technologies
Key US recruitment drive as Echandia opens Washington battery facility
Swedish maritime electrification specialist looks to tap into rapidly growing demand in America’s maritime electrification sector
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Green Technologies
Improved solar panels hold promise for electric boats
New solar cell design unveiled in Morocco said to boost efficiency by up to 90% in a more durable lamination
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Green Technologies
Lawmakers propose US$1bn to advance marine technology
The US Department of Energy’s Water Power Technologies Office would receive unprecedented funding levels under proposed legislation that would invest US$1bn to harness marine energy under the Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act.
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Battery Technologies
AkzoNobel’s single-pass resin-based coating for safer batteries
With high voltage marine battery packs more vulnerable to those in an electric car, news of AkzoNobel’s new dielectric spray-applied paint should come as good news.
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
Carbon fibre curved tape pioneer secures new funding
UK University of Bristol spinout iCOMAT has successfully closed a £17.5m investment round to accelerate adoption of its Rapid Tow Shearing (RTS) process that enables carbon fibre tapes to be used in physically curved positions without being damaged or becoming defective.
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Green Technologies
Biofuel blend supply chain trial concludes, with interesting results
Trial looks to ascertain whether suspicions of excess water content in some biofuels in warranted as supply chain under the spotlight
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Navigation
Machine vision added to advanced navigation system
Marine navigation software specialist TimeZero has announced an integration with SEA.AI’s thermal and optical image sensing system that provides enhanced situational awareness on the bridge.
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Green Technologies
Carbon capture to rock start-up raises $37m
Oman-based 44.01 has successfully completed its Series A investment round to enable further development and commercialisation of a process that permanently locks CO2 into rock by mineralising it.
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Battery Technologies
Sodium quasi solid-state batteries inch closer with £1.3m grant
Research intensifies to meet global demand for cost-effective EV batteries
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Propellers
Bionic dolphin skin propeller saves fuel on oil tanker test
The ability to mimic the laminar flow characteristics of dolphin skin on the large four-bladed propeller of a 300,000 tonne crude carrier has saved two per cent of fuel over a 35,000nm test
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Green Technologies
Next-gen composites for more sustainable boat building
The adoption of next-generation composites is said to allow boat builders to create higher performance products with greater recyclability – all while reducing their overall manufacturing footprint. Is that claim accurate, or is it simply too good to be true?
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Superyacht Technology
New thruster design for superyacht sub
Thrusters designed in house for more power and much quieter operation, could have other applications outside the submersible market.
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Battery Technologies
Laser ‘cobots’ to assist battery builders
A new system from US based IPG Photonics harnesses the company’s latest laser technology with robotics to speed up custom battery manufacturing
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Battery Technologies
US firm develops first ‘forever-chemical-free’ battery
New lithium chemistry delivers 20% more power without the use of “forever chemicals” in a battery said to be competitively priced with other cobalt-based electrodes
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Outboard engines
Zerojet’s new electric outboard and the 48V debate
Outboard billed as packing the highest power-to-weight ratio of any existing alternative on the market
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Green Technologies
New foam to help OEMs reduce unnecessary weight in boats
Sorbermel’s melamine thermal and acoustic foams are up to 70% lighter than alternatives
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Battery Technologies
A new way to power boats?
New research in the US aims to generate electricity from heat, opening the door to entirely new ways of powering things from hotel loads to primary propulsion systems
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Green Technologies
Natural sugar alcohol holds key to cooler clothing
Start-up’s clothing range employs nanotechnology to blend a food-grade xylitol into Egyptian cotton