All Type articles – Page 17
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Green Technologies
24/7 solar a possibility?
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, plan to space test their concept for generating electricity from heat at night.
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Outboard engines
Think different outboard motor to debut at METSTRADE
Menorca-based ESEA Propulsion Systems will be showing concept drawings and a scale model of its completely rethought concept for an electric outboard within METSTRADE’s Start-Up Pavilion
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Green Technologies
Submerged wave energy farms destined for the US coastline
Two areas off the Pacific coastline of Oregon are now test beds for a wave energy project that could see large areas of the seabed ‘sewn’ with surface – and submerged - generators. Of the designs being evaluated, the Calwave x1 is probably the most unusual. Developed by a ...
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Battery Technologies
Chinese automaker achieves ultra-fast charge
Zeekr attributes the gains in efficiency on a combination of factors – optimised materials, upgraded technology and an enhanced battery management system.
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Battery Technologies
Swiss tech firm unveils new 10,000-cycle lithium battery
Leclanché SA says new battery architecture provides enhanced performance and longer life in marine applications
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Navigation
GPS-free navigation a step closer to reality?
US-based Sandia National Laboratories has found an ultra-precise way of measuring acceleration in a mass-marketable microchip-based device.
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Electrification
Colorado-based electric motor OEM achieves a power density of 12kW/kg
H3X achieves power density required to fly a large commercial aircraft for 5 hours on electric power alone
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Battery Technologies
Cummins new 300kW Accelera fuel cell for marine applications
US-based engine manufacturer Cummins has recently announced the launch of its advanced fourth generation 300kW fuel cell engine, a compact unit designed for heavy-duty applications, including marine.
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Green Technologies
Better mooring tech means larger floating windfarms
Escaping to the wide-open and uncluttered ocean may be less easy in the future due to new mooring technology for floating windfarms.
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Battery Technologies
Mining lithium with brine
Lithium is a core component in EV batteries, yet difficult to obtain. Researchers in the US say they’ve developed a faster, more efficient lithium mining process using brine which not only accelerates lithium production, but does so with less environmental impact
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Hydrogen
Future fuels conference in Hamburg to emphasise next steps to 2030
With an unfortunate date clash with METSTRADE 24 (19-21 November) The Motorship’s Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference will once again take place in Hamburg.
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Green Technologies
Turning carbon dioxide into sustainable fuel
A Japanese research team believes its new bicarbonate electrolyzer can not only scrub CO2 from the air, but turn it into a useful fuel
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Battery Technologies
Battery manufacturer hails price drop
AYK Energy introduces what it claims to be the first battery priced at $300 per kWh
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Battery Technologies
Proventia and Morrow to develop off-road heavy-duty battery tech
In a move that could greatly help marine electrification, two leading Scandinavian battery companies have signed a letter of intent over future collaboration
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Electrification
New skills training network for electric propulsion
With the demand for skilled electrical installers outstripping supply, an £800,000 initiative to establish a skills sector framework is about to be launched in the UK.
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
Yamaha explores use of flax-based composites in prototype PWC
Plant-derived fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) seen as more sustainable option to GRP in both boat manufacturing and life-end disposal
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Battery Technologies
Recharging directly from an offshore turbine becomes reality
Whilst highways have service stations and kerbside charging outlets for electric vehicles, there has been no equivalent at sea - until now.
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Boatbuilding Materials & Machinery
Reprogramming old industrial robots for large-scale 3D printing
Older industrial robots are finding second lives as efficient and cost-effective 3D printers used in the fabrication of ever larger, heavier objects – from boat parts to full watercraft
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