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electric autonomous ship Mayflower see n from above in the dock

Motors + Engines Research

Fischer Panda to power Mayflower electric autonomous ship

November 23, 2020November 28, 2020 Jeff Butler 475 Views 0 Comments Fischer Panda, UK, USA

New double motor gives electric autonomous ship redundancy and flexibility for 5,000 km transatlantic trip marking original Mayflower’s 400th anniversary.

Diagram of Yanmar Toyota fuel cell system in a boat

Motors + Engines Research

New Yanmar Toyota fuel cell system for boats

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 Jeff Butler 4563 Views 0 Comments fuel cells, hydrogen, Toyota, Yanmar

This is big news. The Yanmar Toyota fuel cell collaboration brings together two world leaders in boat engines and hydrogen

CLean hydrogen ship Energy Observer sailing towards the shore of Martinique

Research

Clean hydrogen ship completes 9,000 km Atlantic crossing

April 22, 2020 Jeff Butler 2871 Views 0 Comments Atlantic Ocean, Energy Observer, hydrogen, Sails, solar

The Energy Observer hydrogen ship and her crew have successfully completed the latest stage in their round the world odyssey

Glass battery inventor receiving National Medal of Honor from Barrack Obama

Batteries Research

New glass battery could recharge 23,000 times

March 4, 2020March 5, 2020 Jeff Butler 12048 Views 2 Comments batteries, Canada, Li-ion, LiFePo4, Portugal, Solid State Battery, USA

A new glass battery developed by John Goodenough, one of the winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize for the invention

Toyota fuel cells connected to the electric motor of the Energy Observer

Research Hydrogen

New Toyota fuel cells powering hydrogen ship to Tokyo

March 3, 2020March 5, 2020 Jeff Butler 3855 Views 0 Comments Energy Observer, France, Japan, OceanWings, Solbian, Toyota

The Energy Observer hydrogen powered researched ship, outfitted with new Toyota fuel cells, has left her home port of St.

Energy Observer ship from the front with huge sailwings raised

Research Yachts

Forget the Bill Gates hydrogen yacht – this one makes clean fuel as it sails!!

February 10, 2020February 24, 2020 Jeff Butler 3780 Views 0 Comments Energy Observer, France, hydrogen

The Bill Gates hydrogen yacht is getting a LOT of coverage, but here is a boat – Energy Observer –

A diagram of how the new electric boat motor works

Motors + Engines All-Electric Outboards Research Shows/Exhibitions

Amazing new electric boat motor based on fish fins

December 12, 2019January 9, 2020 Jeff Butler 9502 Views 5 Comments AFBE, FinX, France, Nautic Paris

At the Nautic Paris show this week a French start-up is showcasing a revolutionary new electric boat motor without revolutions

a lighting bolt hitting a recharging phone symbolize what an electric boat battery breakthrough might be like

Batteries Research

Another electric boat battery breakthrough?

November 21, 2019January 10, 2020 Jeff Butler 2820 Views 1 Comment Nikola, Oxis

We wrote a just over a week ago about the Oxis Energy ultra lightweight batteries for airplanes that are working

the Energy Observer zero emission ship sails under the raised drawbridge of London's Tower Bridge

Hydrogen Research Shows/Exhibitions

Zero Emission Energy Observer lands in London

October 4, 2019January 18, 2020 Jeff Butler 2336 Views 0 Comments Energy Observer, France, London, UK

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

An engine that looks like a jet engine form an airplane but it is sitting in water

Motors + Engines All-Electric Outboards Research Shows/Exhibitions

An Italian hydrojet to revolutionize electric boats?

September 22, 2019June 10, 2020 Jeff Butler 7531 Views 2 Comments DeepSpeed, Italy

DeepSpeed, an electric hydrojet engine used as an outboard rather than an inboard is causing a stir at the Genoa

Satellite image of Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas

Solar Research

Can electric boats supply power in disaster zones?

September 8, 2019September 8, 2019 Jeff Butler 1768 Views 0 Comments Australia, Bahamas, Indonesia

Researchers at Australia’s University of New South Wales have developed a system that could enable electric boats to supply power

A huge solar and hydrogen powered ship is dwarfed by the Arctic ice-scape

Research Batteries Hydrogen Solar World Firsts

Zero-emission ship world’s 1st in Arctic circle

August 21, 2019August 30, 2019 Jeff Butler 2204 Views 0 Comments Arctic, Energy Observer, France, Norway

The Energy Observer research ship, powered by nothing but the wind, the sun and hydrogen extracted from the seawater it

Man riding an electric jetski looking like he is flying above the water

Recreation Personal Craft Research World Firsts

New hydrofoiling electric jetski WaveFlyer

August 12, 2019October 28, 2019 Jeff Butler 7527 Views 0 Comments Australia, Electro Nautic, Hydrofoil

This new electric jetski is further evidence that hydrofoiling is one of the most promising technologies in electric boating. Developed

an electric bus on a city street being charged with an overhead system

Research Charging

VolvoPenta electric bus charging goes to sea

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Jeff Butler 1375 Views 0 Comments ABB, Sweden, Volvo-Penta

Volvo Penta engines and technology innovator ABB have announced a program to evaluate whether Volvo’s fast-charge technology for electric buses

The crew of a 30m boat with the deck covered in solar panels are standing on the deck waving to the camera

Hydrogen Motors + Engines Research Solar

Energy Observer launches ‘Solutions’ web series

June 12, 2019 Jeff Butler 1292 Views 0 Comments Energy Observer, Finland, France

Energy Observer, the French research vessel circumnavigating the globe on solar, wind and hydrogen power, has launched a new web

world's 1st hydrogen boats held about 20 people seated in 4 rows of a long low vessel

Commercial Hydrogen Motors + Engines Research Sailboats Throwback Thursdays

Throwback Thursday: World’s 1st hydrogen boats

May 30, 2019February 13, 2020 Jeff Butler 2017 Views 0 Comments Ballard, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, UK, USA

The world’s 1st hydrogen boats go back to 2000 and are the first links in a chain of technology developments

Hydrogen Batteries Motors + Engines Research

Solbian becomes official solar panel supplier for Energy Observer

May 14, 2019 Jeff Butler 1686 Views 0 Comments Denmark, Energy Observer, Italy, Solbian

The green energy powered research vessel Energy Observer and marine solar panel innovator Solbian announced on May 14 that Solbian

Commercial Personal Craft Recreation Research Solar Water Taxis Work Boats

Solar boat gets nod from solar airplane pioneer

April 30, 2019July 4, 2019 Jeff Butler 2849 Views 1 Comment Bali, Indonesia, Singapore, Solar Impulse

The facebook post of Azura Marine Earth probably says it best: “WE MADE IT! After nearly one year of application

A large catamaran boat with two huge pillars on each deck that are sailwings

Hybrid Hydrogen Motors + Engines Research Solar

Energy Observer’s new wingsails a success

April 28, 2019August 15, 2019 Jeff Butler 4135 Views 1 Comment Energy Observer, Germany

Energy Observer, the hydrogen-powered zero-emission research vessel, tested a new ‘wind power thruster’ during its trip from Amsterdam to Hamburg

A futuristic catamaran sailing ship in Amsterdam harbour with fireboats spraying celebratory water

Research Solar

Video: Hydrogen-powered ship in Amsterdam

April 8, 2019August 30, 2019 Jeff Butler 1689 Views 0 Comments Amsterdam, Energy Observer, hydrogen, Netherlands

This footage of the Energy Observer research vessel arriving in the Port of Amsterdam April 5 gives some idea of

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Electric boat company IPO raises over $27 million

November 27, 2020 Jeff Butler 0

Vision Marine Technologies, formerly the Canadian Electric Boat Company, today announced the closing of its Initial Public Offering (IPO) of 2,760,000 common shares at a price of US$10.00 per share, which includes 360,000 shares sold upon full exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional common shares.