Tag: electricity
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Alva Yachts Eco Cruise 50 will take electric propulsion and brand new ideas into monohull yachts
After the catamaran projects Ocean Eco 90 and 60, and the Ocean Sail 82, Alva Yachts introduces a monohull fully electric yacht. Eco Cruise 50 has an original layout and some technical peculiarities. The path towards green mobility is irreversible, and although the yachting sector is always trailing behind (to say) automotive, there’s plenty of…
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The UIM E1 Electric Powerboat Series is set to start with RaceBird boats engineered by Victory Marine
E1 and SeaBird Technologies have announced they are joining forces with Victory Marine of Brunello Acampora to develop, manufacture and assemble the electric RaceBird powerboat that will feature in the UIM E1 Electric Powerboat Series. Cars go electric, and boats go electric. Motorsport goes electric, and powerboating goes electric. And so, after some years of…
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Besenzoni BeElectric will be the company branch dedicated to…electric
After the debut with LaPasserella, LaScala Elettrica follows as a second eco-friendly product. The consequence is the birth of neew Besenzoni BeElectric division. The imperative is go electric. Normally we say that as an alternative to internal combustion engines, but for Besenzoni the power of electrones can replace electro-hydraulic systems, where the advantage is in…
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Volvo Penta, ABB and Chalmers to study fast charging-at-sea
Volvo Penta has announced that they are to complete a feasibility study together with ABB and Chalmers University of Technology to evaluate tech that can provide fast charging of electric vessels. I believe we don’t need to stress once again the commitment of Volvo Penta to green boating. Not that they’re the only ones, but…
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Volvo Penta electric driver interface is developed with aid of more than 100 customers
Within their Glass Cockpit, Volvo Penta are developing an electric driver interface to ease the shift into electric boating. It’s designed to make the electric boating experience as easy as possible. Volvo Penta is definitly spot on when talking of (at least) two topics: easy boating and electric propulsion. Combining the two topics takes them…
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RepowerE, the electric way of boating is now on tour
It’s been introduced in Genoa last year, but only static. Now RepowerE starts a tour on the water, to convince skeptics about its potential. From Liguria to Lake Garda, from Lake Varese to Trieste: the RepowerE tour has started in May and will finish in October. The Swiss company has decided that there’s only one…
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Volvo Penta goes Electric in Gothenburg: it’s ElectriCity
In the next phase of Gothenburg’s project to connect residents with a seamless, low-emission commuting network, a Volvo Penta powered electric ferry service is being introduced into the ElectriCity transport ecosystem. An all-electric ferry service is to be added to Gothenburg‘s existing electric bus service. The electric marine propulsion system is being provided by Volvo…
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Silent 55 solar catamaran: from Austria with sun
It’s the first oceangoing solar-electric production catamaran in the world. Silent 55 comes from Austria and thanks to large use of solar panels and li-ion batteries it has a potentially unlimited range. Until the sun goes off… While everyday we have a new electric powered car, there’s not so many boats which can claim to…