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FranceHighlights 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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Battery TechnologiesA quick fix for restoring EV batteries?
Toyota scientists may have found a way to extend EV battery life with a simple injection, allowing lithium-ion batteries to be revitalized in-place
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NorwayKongsberg’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 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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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryFLIR’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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Boatbuilding Materials & MachineryMore ‘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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NewsBrunswick Exploration leads Canada’s lithium prospecting
With lithium demand predicted to reach over two million tons a year by 2030, with current deposits producing only a fraction of that amount, the hunt is on to find new deposits fast
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Battery TechnologiesQuicker 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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Generators and Power managementHydrogen refuelling pontoons for the Med
New concept could be rolled out to dozens of marinas
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Deck hardwareMitigating lightning strikes - Future Fibres LiMit collar
With lightning strikes expected to increase due to climate change, Future Fibres’ has developed a simple solution to protect sailing yachts
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Battery TechnologiesCould calcium-based batteries have a future in boat building?
Researchers in China propose calcium-based batteries as an alternative to lithium, delivering similar performance at lower cost and with greater supply certainty
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Paints and CoatingsHow to bond metal to composite….without an adhesive?
The German HyFiVE project is seeking to develop a standardised system whereby FAUSST connectors (weldable material incorporated into the edge of the composite) can be used instead of adhesive to connect steel and GFRP
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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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Battery TechnologiesNew propeller boss cap is 5% more efficient thanks to…. holes
New cap dispenses with fins and instead uses a series of holes drilled into the metal
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Battery TechnologiesExtreme fast charging breaks the ‘100 miles in 5 minutes’ barrier
The goal for all electric boats is that they should be able to refuel in the time it takes to fill up a diesel or petrol tank, and that is now very much closer thanks to battery research by StoreDot. Based in Herzliya, Israel, StoreDot was founded in 2012 to ...
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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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Boat AutonomyBrunswick enters a new age of collaboration
Brunswick Corporation announced an exciting and potentially far-reaching new partnership this week that was largely overshadowed by a subsequent influx of new product launches at the Miami International Boat Show. The new alliance wasn’t with a new distribution or supply partner, but with embedded software technology firm Apex.AI as part ...
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PropellersFlexofold expands use of composites with latest prop launch
The Yanmar Group-owned Danish company launched a composite hub three-bladed folding propeller at Boot Düsseldorf this year, expanding the use of this technology to create lighter mass propellers for electric motor drives
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ElectrificationChina’s Nio proves its 1,000km-range battery
Company CEO live streams 14-hour road trip - new battery goes into full production in April
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ElectrificationAutomotive talent takes to the sea for marine AI, electrification
Engineers it seems are increasingly seeing marine as a viable alternative to ply their skills sets
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