Alternative Fuels https://www.eba.gr/en/category/alternative-fuels/ Electrifying Seas - Electric Boats & Ships Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:18:35 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.eba.gr/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/eba_site_logo_04.png Alternative Fuels https://www.eba.gr/en/category/alternative-fuels/ 32 32 138531019 World’s First High-Speed Emission-Free Catamaran Passenger Ferry To Get Emission-Free Propulsion Systems https://www.eba.gr/en/worlds-first-high-speed-emission-free-catamaran-passenger-ferry-to-get-emission-free-propulsion-systems/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 16:14:37 +0000 https://www.eba.gr/?p=22373 Green City Ferries announced today the award of contracts for key suppliers to provide the emission-free propulsion system for Beluga24 – the world’s first high-speed emission-free catamaran passenger ferry.

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]]> 22373 Electrifying baptism in Berlin https://www.eba.gr/en/electrifying-baptism-in-berlin/ Tue, 17 May 2022 16:17:48 +0000 https://www.eba.gr/?p=22132 Did they also stand here in 1908 and christened the first electric push boat the Elektra? At least they do today. The Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport, Volker Wissing, and Berlin's Governing Mayor, Franziska Giffey, came to see the ship with the developers Prof. Dr. Holbach and the builder Dr. Corinna Barthel from the shipyard of the same name . Petra Cardinal, the managing director of the Berliner Hafenbetriebe Behala, had invited to the Berlin Westhafen.

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]]> 22132 North Van firm to launch Canada’s first hydrogen-powered marine vessel https://www.eba.gr/en/north-van-firm-to-launch-canadas-first-hydrogen-powered-marine-vessel/ Mon, 16 May 2022 15:52:26 +0000 https://www.eba.gr/?p=22125 Capilano Maritime Design has received a $178,000 grant from CleanBC Go Electric Advanced Research and Commercialization program to introduce the proof-of-concept in the form of a recreational harbour cruise boat.

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]]> 22125 Exclusive: Dubai ‘ideal for green Bentley of the sea’ flying boat https://www.eba.gr/en/exclusive-dubai-ideal-for-green-bentley-of-the-sea-flying-boat/ Sat, 07 May 2022 11:47:06 +0000 https://www.eba.gr/?p=21956 Anywhere else in the world, the idea of flying boats would sound like science fiction. But not in Dubai.
Bringing that plan to life is Frenchman Alain Thebault, the founder of Swiss start-up The Jet ZeroEmission and a world sailing speed record holder

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]]> 21956 Why e-fuels make no sense for cars, boats & ships https://www.eba.gr/en/why-e-fuels-make-no-sense-for-cars-boats-ships/ Wed, 04 May 2022 17:01:10 +0000 https://www.eba.gr/?p=21854 Despite battery electric cars & bots offering the cleanest, most efficient and affordable way to decarbonise, the fossil fuel industry is desperately promoting e-fuels for vehicles. E-fuels, which are chemically similar to petrol and diesel, have been touted by the fossil fuel industry and car...

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]]> 21854 U.S. Start-Up’s Ground-Breaking Electrolyser Promises Hydrogen at Around $1/kg https://www.eba.gr/en/u-s-start-ups-ground-breaking-electrolyser-promises-hydrogen-at-around-1-kg/ Wed, 04 May 2022 10:42:07 +0000 https://www.eba.gr/?p=21867 A U.S. start-up’s highly efficient proprietary electrolyser could drive down the price of green hydrogen compared to other similar technologies.  Wisconsin-based Advanced Ionics’ Symbiotic electrolyser uses 35kWh of electricity to generate one kg of hydrogen, 30% less than the best alkaline or PEM technologies that run on 50kWh/kgH2,...

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]]> 21867 Hydrofuel Canada – Green Ammonia and Hydrogen Now Cheaper than Fossil Fuels with their own Technology https://www.eba.gr/en/hydrofuel-canada-green-ammonia-and-hydrogen-now-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels-with-their-own-technology/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:43:05 +0000 https://www.eba.gr/?p=21774 Hydrofuel Canada – Green Ammonia and hydrogen now cheaper than fossil fuels with their own technology. Hydrofuel’s licensing of Micro Ammonia Production System (MAPS) from Georgia Tech to combine with its Kontak Hydrogen from Ammonia Separation Modules Greg Vezina, Hydrofuel Canada Chairman and CEO: Our...

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]]> 21774 A new energy storage system can store solar power for nearly two decades https://www.eba.gr/en/a-new-energy-storage-system-can-store-solar-power-for-nearly-two-decades/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 17:22:45 +0000 https://www.eba.gr/?p=21768 Researchers from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology designed an energy system that stores solar energy in liquid form for up to 18 years, a press statement reveals. With the help of scientists from China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Chalmers team has tested its device, called the Molecular Solar...

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]]> 21768 GR60, an electric-powered trawler catamaran under construction in Thailand https://www.eba.gr/en/gr60-an-electric-powered-trawler-catamaran-under-construction-in-thailand/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:54:58 +0000 https://www.eba.gr/?p=21761 The GR60 is a new catamaran offered by Gilles Reigner, founder of Green Research Yachting (GREYachting), a shipyard based in Thailand. The first model of this electric-powered trawler is currently under construction. Fuel cell, wind turbine and solar panels With its two huge vertical wind...

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]]> 21761 Why burning hydrogen in an ICE is an awful idea and why electric boats wins… https://www.eba.gr/en/why-burning-hydrogen-in-an-ice-is-an-awful-idea/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 17:34:40 +0000 https://www.eba.gr/?p=21731 It’s not difficult to modify an existing ICE – internal-combustion engine – to burn hydrogen instead of petrol or diesel, but it’s also not a smart thing to do. The appeal isn’t hard to understand. The ICE, as we all know, is an affordable technology that’s...

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