All Market Intelligence articles – Page 11
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Battery Technologies
Are production dress rehearsals the new norm for tech manufacturing?
Honda’s new ¥43bn battery production line isn’t for actually building batteries – it’s simply a demonstration unit that will be used to refine the fabrication process before production even begins
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Hydrogen
Dutch consortium participates in large-scale hydrogen storage project
Large-scale underground hydrogen storage to be scaled up in the Netherlands from 2030
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Green Technologies
C$33m biofuel terminal part of Canada’s green shipping corridors
Terminal will accelerate the marine industry’s transition to cleaner fuels
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Hydrogen
LR grants Approval in Principle for Royal Huisman’s Hydrogen campaign
The Dutch yard’s in-house innovation team has been working on a hydrogen-powered fuel cell system for sailing yachts
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Green Technologies
New ICOMIA-NMMA data compares comparative sustainability of multiple propulsion platforms
The tipping point of different propulsion technologies
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AI
Can AI prevent lithium battery fires?
New research suggests that AI can detect conditions that lead to lithium-ion battery fires through audible cues
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Superyacht Technology
WRF launches industry-wide green gauge tool for superyachts
The YETI software tool helps users understand their yacht’s ecological footprint
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News
Propelling Our Future – the tipping point of different propulsion systems
New ICOMIA-NMMA data presented at METSTRADE quantifies the relative sustainability of different propulsion platforms
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News
South Africa battles major berthing shortage amidst cruising yacht bottleneck
The Ocean Sailing Association of Southern Africa is appealing for private sector help
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Green Technologies
Shipping industry prepares for FuelEU Maritime compliance
On 1 January 2025 a tranche of new EU rules come into force aimed at reducing emissions and increasing fuel efficiency. The leisure sector can benefit from their innovations
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Battery Technologies
Big fuel savings from the ‘four-wheel drive of the sea’
New designs of offshore support vessels are paving the way for explorer yachts to follow, with far greater manoeuvrability for ice class operations
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Electrification
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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Electrification
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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Electrification
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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Electrification
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
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Electrification
New Charx charger inlets allow for high power continuous charging
As the EV and marine industry moves towards standardisation of charging inlets, the new products from Phoenix Contact can handle 700amps in boost mode
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News
ICOMIA releases latest Recreational Boating Industry Statistics report
IBI commissioned to provide a detailed market overview; assess 2024 business levels and outlook for 2025
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News
World readies for return of Trump economic policies
China, in particular, is waiting to see what the future holds when it comes to tariffs
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Battery Technologies
Honda to partner in battery swap trial in Europe
Honda Motor Co Ltd and the Swedish startup GoCimo are collaborating over a 12-month battery sharing service that could pave the way for a similar scheme for electric outboards
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Battery Technologies
Superyacht-sized battery pricing falls to US$300/kWh
Commercial marine battery manufacturer AYK Energy has managed to slash the price of a large-scale energy storage, making it more cost effective to power large all-electric vessels