New battery-hydrogen tugboat for Japanese ports
An electric tugboat with towing power of 50 tons driven by a combination battery – hydrogen fuel cell system has
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Record 15K people enjoy French electric river cruise
The Bernard Palissy III solar-electric sightseeing boat in France has completed its second summer of operation with a record 15,000
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Electric boat world firsts (Edition 2)
Here are another half dozen electric boat world firsts to go along with the article we did back in May
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Lake Geneva’s electric fleet adds solar boat Greta
The Bay of Geneva now offers a new attraction – Solar Boat Greta, a 25 passenger waterbus taking visitors to
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Hydrogen vessel’s wingsails now on cargo ship
The OceanWings system pioneered on the research vessel Energy Observer is going to be an essential part of a new
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Norway’s zero emission high speed ferry concepts
Five viable zero emission high speed ferries have been presented to the council of Trøndelag County in Norway in response
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SeaBubbles gets green light to test on the Seine
The hydrofoil ‘flying water taxi’ SeaBubbles test with passengers has been approved by the authorities of Paris and will begin
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Li-ion batteries coming to Carnival cruise ship
AIDA Cruises, the German division of the world’s largest cruise line, will be installing a lithium-ion battery system from Canada’s
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Electric boats exempt from Venice restrictions
Electric boats in Venice are exempt from a a new law introduced to help restrict boat traffic and air pollution
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#TBT: Sweden’s original electric ferry: Still going!
In his comprehensive book Electric Boats and Ships: A History (buy on Amazon) author Kevin Desmond covers almost two centuries
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World’s largest electric ferry completes maiden voyage
E-Ferry Ellen, with an electric propulsion system powered by a 4.3 MWh battery – the largest ever in a boat
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New Zealand orders World’s 1st electric tugboat
The growth of electric marine propulsion continues day by day with the latest example being the world’s first full-size electric
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Templar e-boats lands 1st commercial contract
The Grayline Hop-On-Hop-Off Sightseeing tour in Victoria, Canada, has ordered 6 all-electric Templar boats for cruises around the city’s picturesque
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PM of Norway christens Evoy1 electric boat
When Norway Prime Minster Erna Solsberg christened the electric boat Evoy1 on August 2 it demonstrated just how far the
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Solar electric river shuttle has 9 hours autonomy
The city of Rouen in Normandy began testing a solar electric river shuttle July 15 that will operate continuously during weekday
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Chameleon e-boat has multiple configurations
Gloss Design, an Italian firm that specializes in luxury yachts and other transportation devices like motorbikes and electric trucks, has
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New electric/hybrid waterjet propulsion system
One of the world’s leaders and pioneers in waterjet propulsion – Australia’s Doen WaterJets – has developed an electric/hybrid ready
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Attempt at fastest production e-boat record all set
Evoy Marine, one of Norway’s most promising and awarded green start-ups, has just successfully tested what the company is hoping
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Electric ships make Canada’s national news
The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), which is Canada’s national broadcaster in both television and radio (similar to the BBC in
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Batteries powering new cruise ship AND e-ferry
July 2019 is quite the month for advances in battery powered large vessels. The MS Roald Amundsen arctic cruise ship
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