Throwback Thursday: World’s 1st hydrogen boats
The world’s 1st hydrogen boats go back to 2000 and are the first links in a chain of technology developments
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Commercial
Here are 6 recent World 1sts in electric boats
While I was writing out the article the other day about the World’s 1st Hydrogen River Boat, it occurred to
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World’s 1st hydrogen river boat, + emission-free
Switzerland’s ABB and Canada’s Ballard Systems announced they are collaborating on the world’s first hydrogen powered river boat, with hydrogen
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TBThursday: Electric boats and Venice 1893-2019
A few weeks ago our Throwback Thursday looked at the Electric Launch Company (which is still flourishing as the Elco
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Historic boats going 21st century electric
For the past 200 years Börtebootes and their pilots have been transporting passengers from oceangoing ferries to the shores of
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Launch of world’s 1st hybrid pilot boat for London
The world’s first hybrid boat for piloting large ships into port has been launched for testing and should soon be
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Electric boats weekly roundup Apr 30 – May 6
SHOWS AND CONVENTIONS Monaco EV show embraces electric boats for 2019 The Nikola Motor Company, a world leader in both
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Monaco EV show embraces electric boats for 2019
EVERMonaco, the international conference of Electric Vehicles and Renewable Energies will recognize the growing importance and impact of electric marine
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Niagara Falls’ Maid of The Mist going electric
One of the most incredible boat rides on the planet will be experienced in a ferry powered by electric motors
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Look out for Norway’s new electric boat motors
Norway’s new electric boat motor company Evoy is racking up awards, investment and partnerships as it moves toward launch in
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Solar boat gets nod from solar airplane pioneer
The facebook post of Azura Marine Earth probably says it best: “WE MADE IT! After nearly one year of application
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Boathouse charges your e-boat using solar/wind
Lithuania’s VM Productions, who developed the VM800 and VM900 all-electric fishing trawlers (8m and 9m respectively), are now testing an
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1,000 tractors to be shipped across Atlantic – by sail
France’s Manitou Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy equipment vehicles, has signed on to ship 1,000 of
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World’s 1st electric harbour skimmer for Oslo
Norway – with the help of Canada – continues to be a leader in the electrification of commercial boats. Now
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Hybrid arctic ecotour boat up for industry award
Brim Explorer arctic ecotour boat designed for passengers to explore Arctic Norway without disturbing nature, is the latest boat to
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Plugboats Weekly Roundup – April 1 – 7
Welcome to this electric boat news round up: April 1 to April 7, 2019. COMMERCIAL / HYDROFOILS FlyBus – SeaBubbles’
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FlyBus. SeaBubbles’ new hydrofoil electric ferry?
From going through twitter tweets from Alain Thebault, creator of SeaBubbles, the electric hydrofoil water taxi that has landed its
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E-motors make revolutionary survival craft possible
If you are not involved in the business of how to get people off a distressed cruise or cargo ship,
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Electric Boats Weekly Update Mar 24-31
Here’s a summary and electric boat update of all the posts and articles on Plugboats last week about the rapidly
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Electric recycled boat sets off for ‘plastic fishing’
UK environmental charity Hubbub announced March 28 that it is launching a new vessel in the battle to clean up
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