Stena Line to deploy battery-powered ferries on Gothenburg-Frederikshavn route
Ferry Stena Line, Denmark’s Frederikshavn municipality, and the Port of Frederikshavn have signed an agreement to deploy battery-powered ferries on the Gothenburg-Frederikshavn route The partners aim to have two battery-powered ropax Stena Elektra vessels operational by 2030. 215-m long Stena Elektra can accommodate more than…
Can a Boat Be an EV? Behind Cannes Yachting Festival’s Fast-Charging Demonstration
For several years now, environmentalists and eco-conscious drivers alike have been making the much-needed shift to electric vehicles. Not only does the excavation process for non-renewable oil have an incredibly high environmental impact, but burning non-renewables also emits a ton of greenhouse gases. But cars…
New method of producing Green hydrogen shows energy-efficient route to manufacturing of fuel
Due to the extremely low abundance of molecular hydrogen in the earth’s atmosphere, electric-field driven breakdown of water is an attractive route for production of hydrogen. New Delhi: Indian researchers have come up with an innovative hydrogen manufacturing route which increases its production three times and lowers…
For Many, Blue Hydrogen Is the Fuel of the Future. New Research Raises Doubts.
Industry has been promoting blue hydrogen as a reliable, next-generation fuel to power cars, heat homes and generate electricity. It may, in fact, be worse for the climate than previously thought. It is seen by many as the clean energy of the future. Billions of…
High-speed emission free catamaran – BELUGA24
[Stockholm, Sweden]: Green City Ferries launches BELUGA 24, a new type of passenger ferry for zero emission public transport on waterways. The BELUGA 24 will revolutionize waterborne public transport through energy efficiency, sustainability, and speed. “With BELUGA 24 we are demonstrating a high-speed emission-free alternative…
Decarbonisation and shipping: alternative fuels
As shipping pivots towards greener operations, and opportunities to increase ship efficiency decrease (as they inevitably must), a major issue the industry must get to grips with is fuel transition. Shipping is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, and the huge majority of ships globally are…
Gustave Trouvé Electric Boat Awards Winners 2021
Congratulations to the winners of the second Gustave Trouvé Awards for Excellence in Electric Boats and Boating – The Gussies. This is the second year of The Gussies, and with 100 boats nominated – twice as many as the 2020 awards – it is a…
Launch of Book on Solar-Electric Boats
Friends, my book is complete. It took almost a year and many productive early morning sessions, 2-5 AM (overlaps with the Brahma muhurtam time). I am deeply indebted to all those who helped me complete this work: my family, friends, colleagues, industry experts, and enthusiasts. The e-book…
KINETIC IMPULSE – ELECTRIC GENERATORS
A concept designed by Alexandre BRETEAU & John-Nicolas BRETEAU 2018 – 2021 The kinetic impulse current generator is an invention which aims to bring about a revolution in the production of electric power in network as well as for the supply of all types of…