Pogo, Oceanvolt combine for Loxo 32 electric cruiser
The introduction of the Loxo 32 electric cruiser is the result of a collaboration between France’s Pogo Structures sailboat producer
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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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All-electric passenger ferry for holiday town
Both local commuters and visitors to Capbreton in France love the all-electric passenger ferry the popular holiday town put into
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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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Ingenious new hand held electric boat motor on a stick
This new hand held electric boat motor is like a motor on a magic wand with a pistol grip controlling
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Winners: France’s best electric boats 2019
The winners of best electric boats in France were announced in December by the Association Française pour le Bateau Electrique
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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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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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Riding on water – 2 new electric ‘watercycles’
It’s a jetski, no it’s an e-bike, no it’s a mini catamaran, no it’s a hydrofoil! These new electric watercraft
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Plugboats Podcast #1: Kevin Desmond
https://media.blubrry.com/plugboats/p/content.blubrry.com/plugboats/Plugboats-Podcast-Episode-1.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | Download Podcast also » available on iTunes In our first Plugboats Podcast we
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Renault ‘2nd life batteries’ power Seine electric boat
Batteries taken from Renault electric vehicles will take on a second life powering the Black Swan, a River Seine electric
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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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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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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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Bagoù – France’s radical new electric catamaran
With dual inverted bows to reduce drag and a wide space for dining, entertaining and swimming, this new electric catamaran
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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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Volvo Penta unveils all-electric saildrive at Cannes
Visitors to the Cannes Yachting Festival this week will see the much anticipated unveiling of the new Volvo Penta electric
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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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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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