Sustainability

The latest news on one of the industry's hottest topics: improving the sustainability of boating through more eco-friendly products, by reducing the impact of manufacturing, encouraging more recycling, and preserving the natural resources recreational boating depends on.

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Sustainability

Barcelona Electric Marine Show honours leaders in sustainable innovation

The 2026 Sustainable Nautical Awards recognised projects driving eco-friendly ports, clean energy, and sustainable boating practices

Gurit promotes ‘carbon literacy’ in staff

The Swiss composite and resin company has just published its 2025 sustainability report, with interesting initiatives to reduce waste and save money

Volvo joins Daimler Truck and Toyota in fuel cell development

A non-binding agreement has been signed allowing Toyota to join Daimler Truck and Volvo to become equal shareholders in cellcentric to develop fuel cell units

US-based Air Lubrication System saves 7% fuel

A pilot installation by US-based Minke Marine has returned a significant fuel saving on a 55,000 CDWT ship by sailing it over a carpet of bubbles

10MW wave energy project for Mauritius

The French renewable wave energy specialist Seaturns has announced the launch of its first pre-commercial offshore project in Mauritius

Ion pump improves desalination

An international team of researchers has developed a new type of membrane that can transport ions without the need for chemicals or pumps

Boss cap saves 4% fuel

A new software programme from Econavis can calculate how much fuel can be saved by retrofitting a customised boss cap behind a ship’s propeller

First electric boat show in Nice

This weekend (19-22 March 2026) the French city of Nice is hosting an event called ‘Nice Boating Tomorrow’ which will focus on electric and sustainable boating

Tandem solar cells achieve 33% efficiency

Jusung Engineering has announced a breakthrough in boosting the efficiency of a perovskite tandem solar cell following an industry-academia collaboration

Dolphin-inspired robot to clean up oil slicks

With design ideas from dolphins and sea urchins, a new type of robot could autonomously clear oil slicks without harming the water quality

Forest-based resins challenge fossil materials in boats, wind turbines and high-performance adhesives

Researchers at Finland’s University of Oulu have developed new high-performance bio-based resins that can replace conventional oil-based materials in composite products without compromising strength, cost, or industrial scalability

Toxic ‘forever’ chemicals help refine lithium from brine

Scientists at Rice University have found a process to use the notoriously toxic PFAS chemicals to recover 82% yield of lithium from salty brine

Nice Boating Tomorrow show and Forum latest

With the accent firmly on sustainability and eco power the new boat show and forum in Nice ‘Boating Tomorrow’ will open its doors in two weeks’ time and run from the 19-22 March.

Robotic fin mimics a fish

With applications potentially as wide ranging as small boat stabilisation and underwater drone pilotage, a robotic fin can ‘sense’ the flow of water and react accordingly

110 volts from a raindrop

Scientists in Spain have discovered that a single drop of water travelling over the surface of a specialised solar panel can generate a potential difference of 110 Volts