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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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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New satellite launch hints at potential for improving bandwidth at sea
US company Astranis has announced a new low cost geosynchronous orbit satellite called Omega that will be capable of 50 Gbps or better of uncontended throughput
Damen launches pilot vessel recycling initiative
A novel green recycling initiative in the Netherlands looks to one day commercializing vessel recycling
Yamaha - three pillars to sustainability
Dr Grant Suzuki, Yamaha’s Chief of Technology, Marine Innovation Engineering, talks to IBI
Highlights from the Green Tech Boat Show
With a focus on green tech, last weekend’s South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show in Southampton, UK, attracted some 4,000 visitors. Two initaitves in particular caught IBI’s eye
Can better diesels yield greater sustainability?
As most internal combustion engine builders move to explore the use of sustainable biofuels, a Chinese builder is striving to simply build a better diesel
1st ICOMIA Boating Industry Conference met with enthusiasm
Around 170 delegates attended inaugural event in Singapore
UK’s South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show opens today
Event highlights latest marine eco-developments and electric boats
NYC addresses derelict boat issues
New Office of Marine Debris Disposal and Vessel Surrendering (OMDDVS) forms to keep city’s waterfront clear of marine hazards
Boating industry comes together to develop Environmental Footprint Standard
The project is led by EBI and is industry-financed
Small and powerful marine engine to run on ammonia
Osprey Research ltd, Pascoe RIBs and Southampton Solent University are co-operating on a new design of high-performance internal combustion engine that will run on the ‘clean’ fuel of ammonia.
Yamaha to install new solar arrays at two US facilities
Installation of new solar arrays this year at Kennesaw and Newnan facilities supports long-term sustainability targets
EU funds for skilled labour for green transition in European boating sector
New TECoNaut project will create the skills our industry needs
Feadship’s YETI seals yard’s commitment to sustainability
The Dutch superyacht builder’s 2020-30 roadmap targets net-zero CO2 emissions and local pollution impact far beyond regulatory compliance
Lithium start-up signs recycling partnership
Morrow Batteries teams up with Swedish circular economy specialist Stena Recycling
Turning sugar into plastic
Nylon and other polyamides could be mass produced from agricultural waste in the future, thanks to the efforts of scientists at Swiss technical university École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)