Technology
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FeatureA glimpse into the future of boating?
With boats featuring more electronic content than ever and technology playing an ever-growing role in manufacturing, it is no surprise that more and more companies in the leisure marine industry participate in the Consumer Electronics Show each year. In this series, IBI Correspondent Craig Ritchie highlights marine sector technology ...
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Electrification & next generation technology: managing expectations
Managing expectations for electric and alternative power sources across regulators, manufacturers, investors and consumers is a challenging task – one that the boating industry leaders addressed in a recent round-table session in Washington, DC
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Volvo Penta launches
first of its kind
hybrid-electric vesselVolvo Penta, Marell Boats, and Arctic tourism operator Hurtigruten Svalbard have launched a new ground-breaking Volvo Penta-powered hybrid-electric vessel, the technology for which could make big waves in the leisure sector
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A New Type of Shore Power
A new shore power connection that uses magnets in place of the traditional plug-and-socket promises greater safety and added capabilities – including the ability to fast-charge electric boats
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Electrification: will charging be the main choke point?
IBI talkes to Fossil Free Marine co-founder Karl-Oska Tjernström about the company’s vision for fossil-free boating through flexible, scalable infrastructure solutions
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Recharging electric boats in five minutes flat
There is much to like about electric boats – except the amount of time it takes to recharge their batteries. But a new high-tech cable developed in the US could cut recharge times to minutes.
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New electric cars significantly outpace charging infrastructure
The auto industry is already placing hundreds of models of low- and zero-emission vehicles on the market, but has serious concerns about the slow deployment of the infrastructure needed to charge and refuel these vehicles.
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America’s Cup team launches hydrogen-powered chase boat
Emirates Team New Zealand has launched its prototype hydrogen-powered foiling chase boat in Auckland
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Hiding battery packs in sails
One of the greatest barriers to electrifying smaller cruising sailboats is finding sufficient space for battery packs below decks. But a new flexible battery technology could solve that problem by using the sails for power storage
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Startups and AkzoNobel sign letters of intent for joint collaboration
Self-cooling coatings and data-driven spray application process catch eye of judges
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Danish investment moves Blue World fuel cells towards series production
Fuel cells could be harnessed to provide electric propulsion for large yachts, or generators to serve power-hungry hotel loads
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Windows that heat and cool
For years window glazings have relied on heat-reflective coatings to reduce their greenhouse effect. But a new type of glass being developed by researchers in Singapore adjusts its spectral transmission to help actively cool or heat interior spaces as required
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Creating hydrogen fuel from water
As hydrogen emerges as a potential future fuel for boats and luxury yachts, a team of researchers in California have pioneered a method to create hydrogen gas from water, a concept that could give hydrogen-powered boats unlimited range
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Do sharks hold the key to reducing fuel consumption?
An innovative film – patterned after shark skin – that reduces fuel consumption on aircraft could have far-reaching impacts in the leisure boating sector
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The next generation in stabilisation?
While traditional stabilisers counter rolling seas with fins and gyros, a different approach that suspends the main hull above the waves on an articulating platform could deliver the smoothest ride yet
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Insulation you can eat
Synthesised composites are widely used in boat construction, for everything from interior insulation to the cores of laminated panels. Yet the complex nature of these materials can represent a challenge for boat builders aiming to make their products more easily recyclable at the end of their service life. A group ...
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Ships that drive themselves
The steady march toward the development of fully autonomous boats took a giant leap forward in late January when a Japanese car ferry completed a 149-mile voyage through the Iyonada Sea, successfully departing port, completing the crossing and docking at its final destination without human intervention. In January ...
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Paint-on solar panels
With the growing electrification of boats, demand on batteries has never been greater. The answer to keeping them happily charged could lie in photo-sensitive paints that can effectively turn the entire yacht into a single massive solar panel
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Are soybeans the seats of the future?
While plant-based resins aren’t new, rising oil prices and a global rethink of supply chains have sparked renewed interest in the use of bio-resins for seat cushions and more. Using soy-based seats since 2008, Ford has significantly reduced its CO2 emissions.
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Reimagining EV battery technology
Electric propulsion systems are clearly the future of boating. But are concerns about batteries – including exactly what happens to them at the end of their service life – simply the tipping point in driving toward a new era of circular supply chains?
