Electric Powered Car Ferry Set For Nation Of Norway

Electric Ferry Boat

Battery maker Electrovaya says that it will power an electric Norwegian car ferry boat service from the island of Hisarøy to the rest of the Gulen municipality. Read more →

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Hybrid Tug Boat Set For Cleaner Emissions Work In Netherlands

Damen ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid

Damen Shipyards has unveiled a hybrid tug boat that has a combination of diesel-direct and diesel-electric propulsion that cuts emissions up to 60 percent. Read more →

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German River Touring Boat Uses Clean Fuel Cell Technology

FCS Alsterwasser

The FCS Alsterwasser, based in Germany, is powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology and has quietly logged over 7000 miles of service in the last several years. Read more →

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Solar-Powered Robot Sailboat Aims For World Record

Robot Sail Boat

A solar powered robot sailboat will attempt to remain on the high seas for up to 100 hours without interruption, and without a single human on board. Read more →

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Fantasy Time: Your Own Solar Floating Resort

Solar Floating Resort

It's a concept to ogle – a luxurious floating resort, a full 1,184 square feet of teak deck and passenger accommodations, self-sufficient thanks to solar cells. Read more →

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Are Hybrid Solar Ferries The Answer? [INTERVIEW]

Tonbo Solar Hybrid Ferry

The engineers and shipping experts at Eco Marine Power aren't afraid to think way outside the box when it comes to reducing shipping industry emissions. EarthTechling caught up with Greg Atkinson to find out more about the company's latest solar-hybrid design. Read more →

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Solar Sail Unfurled, This Catamaran Will Go

Foscat 32

Sure it uses wind power, but the Foscat 32 catamaran concept also has a solar panel that will power a motor when the breezes die down. Read more →

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Navy’s Largest Biofuel Test Called Success

Navy biofuel test

An unmanned destroyer makes a 17-hour trek up the California coast using a 50-50 blend of algae-derived, hydro-processed algal oil and standard petroleum fuel. Read more →

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Sailrocket Challenging Speed Sailing Record

vestas sailrocket

The Vestas Sailrocket 2 is in pursuit of the world Outright Speed Sailing Record, posting runs of 54 knots, equivalent to 100 km/h or 62.14 mph. Read more →

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U.S. Naval Landing Craft Gets Biofuel Boost

biofuel, landing craft utility, U.S. Navy

In the latest in a series of alternative fuel tests, the U.S. Navy says a cleaner, 50/50 biodiesel blend successfully powered a landing craft utility. Read more →

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