Sustainability – Page 7
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News
Yachting Ventures, Seaworthy Collective hold Blue Startup Pitch Event at MIBS
Organisers hope this is the first of many such forums
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Green Technologies
Applying 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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Battery Technologies
Salvaging EV batteries for second-life use
According to sources within the automotive industry, there will be over 100 million EV batteries reaching the end of their service life globally over the next decade. The good news is that these batteries can find a second life in marine propulsion, or as powerwalls (containerised power storage) at marinas.
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Sanlorenzo partners with energy solutions provider to reduce carbon footprint
New photovoltaic systems at Ameglia, La Spezia and Viareggio sites will make it possible to reduce CO2 emissions by over 600 tonnes per year
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Paints and Coatings
Insight | Sustainability: Here and now
With growing consumer interest in environmental sustainability, boatbuilders look to future technologies as a means of solidifying their engagement with eco-conscious buyers. But what can the industry do right now to be more sustainable? Quite a bit, it turns out, with a range of green options already available to boatbuilders
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France
Environmentally-aware and digitally savvy boaters driving equipment sales
Innovation continues to sell, both at home and abroad
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Italy
Sustainability and comfort give sailing the edge
Key builders launch a spate of new models with eco accent on luxury and performance
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Electrifcation
Maritime AI seeks to reduce a vessel’s operating costs
A leading supplier of maritime technology for eNavigation and performance solutions, is convinced it can dramatically reduce emissions by using AI to make digital copies of vessels
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Green Technologies
LR and Green Marine forge strategic partnership for methanol fuel expertise
New link could have siginificant implications for the superyacht market
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News
Italy to install hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for recreational boating
100 filling stations to be installed at Italian marinas and ports over the next six years
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Green Technologies
Two 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 Technologies
Expedition 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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Yamaha deploys mega solar array at Fukuroi South plant
Installation of 2,200kW solar array to support ongoing efforts toward achieving carbon neutrality
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Hugelmeyer – multiple solutions needed for marine sector decarbonisation
NMMA president Frank Hugelmeyer says electrification alone is not the answer to reducing boating’s carbon footprint
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Nimbus to display energy efficient concept at Düsseldorf
The Alukin Ocean Air 8 offers great energy saving potential, yard says
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Southern Wind looks to sustainable procurement model
SA builder completes LCA project in bid to cut carbon footprint
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UK
UK technology company completes testing of world’s first hydrogen-electric boat
New craft powered by printed circuit board fuel cell technology
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Netherlands weighs electric boating courses in vocational school curricula
Work is underway to develop part-time ‘Electric Sailing’ courses at intermediate vocational schools
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Green Technologies
INSIGHT | Sustainability: Here and now
With growing consumer interest in environmental sustainability, boat builders look to future technologies as a means of solidifying their engagement with eco-conscious buyers. But what can the industry do right now to be more sustainable? Quite a bit, it turns out, with a range of green options already available to ...
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News
New electric boat show to be held in Valencia in April
Organisers describe new event as ‘historic milestone for sustainable boating in Spain