World’s 1st all electric tugboat now at work in Istanbul
A harbour port near Istanbul is home to the world’s 1st fully operational all electric tugboat, which is expected to
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Work Boats
Meet the new electric boats doing plastics clean up
With increasing concern about the plastics accumulating in our water and the carbon accumulating in our air, what better solution
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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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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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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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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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Ernesto Riva’s classic Vaporina goes electric!
In a perfect marriage of classic design and cutting edge technology, Ernesto Riva unveiled the Vaporina Elettra – coupling one
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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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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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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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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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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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125-year-old electric boat company still making history
For this Plugboats Throwback Thursday about a venerable electric boat company, bear with us for a quick quote from Wikipedia:
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Zero carbon ship resumes global research mission
The Energy Observer left Saint-Malo France in the early hours of this morning to resume her global mission of being
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Solar electric dolphin watching in Key West
Fourteen years ago Billy Litmer took a Greyhound bus to Key West and went snorkeling. “It was my first time
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The first electric RIB workboat
An electric RIB workboat is a great advance in e-boats as Rigid Inflatable-hull Boats (RIBs) are the top choice for
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