1st sea trial of Yanmar/Toyota hydrogen fuel cell boat
We wrote just less than a year ago about two of the world’s leading transportation manufacturers getting together to explore
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Fischer Panda to power Mayflower electric autonomous ship
New double motor gives electric autonomous ship redundancy and flexibility for 5,000 km transatlantic trip marking original Mayflower’s 400th anniversary.
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New Yanmar Toyota fuel cell system for boats
This is big news. The Yanmar Toyota fuel cell collaboration brings together two world leaders in boat engines and hydrogen
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Clean hydrogen ship completes 9,000 km Atlantic crossing
The Energy Observer hydrogen ship and her crew have successfully completed the latest stage in their round the world odyssey
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New glass battery could recharge 23,000 times
A new glass battery developed by John Goodenough, one of the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize for the invention
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New Toyota fuel cells powering hydrogen ship to Tokyo
The Energy Observer hydrogen powered researched ship, outfitted with new Toyota fuel cells, has left her home port of St.
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Forget the Bill Gates hydrogen yacht – this one makes clean fuel as it sails!!
The Bill Gates hydrogen yacht is getting a LOT of coverage, but here is a boat – Energy Observer –
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Amazing new electric boat motor based on fish fins
At the Nautic Paris show this week a French start-up is showcasing a revolutionary new electric boat motor without revolutions
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Another electric boat battery breakthrough?
We wrote a just over a week ago about the Oxis Energy ultra lightweight batteries for airplanes that are working
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Zero Emission Energy Observer lands in London
The zero emission ship Energy Observer is completing the second leg of its round the world journey as it sails into London for an eight day stay
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An Italian hydrojet to revolutionize electric boats?
DeepSpeed, an electric hydrojet engine used as an outboard rather than an inboard is causing a stir at the Genoa
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Can electric boats supply power in disaster zones?
Researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales have developed a system that could enable electric boats to supply power
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Zero-emission ship world’s 1st in Arctic circle
The Energy Observer research ship, powered by nothing but the wind, the sun and hydrogen extracted from the seawater it
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New hydrofoiling electric jetski WaveFlyer
This new electric jetski is further evidence that hydrofoiling is one of the most promising technologies in electric boating. Developed
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VolvoPenta electric bus charging goes to sea
Volvo Penta engines and technology innovator ABB have announced a program to evaluate whether Volvo’s fast-charge technology for electric buses
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Energy Observer launches ‘Solutions’ web series
Energy Observer, the French research vessel circumnavigating the globe on solar, wind and hydrogen power, has launched a new web
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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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Solbian becomes official solar panel supplier for Energy Observer
The green energy powered research vessel Energy Observer and marine solar panel innovator Solbian announced on May 14 that Solbian
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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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Energy Observer’s new wingsails a success
Energy Observer, the hydrogen-powered zero-emission research vessel, tested a new ‘wind power thruster’ during its trip from Amsterdam to Hamburg
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