Marine

Could commercial shipping be powered by Hydrogen fuel cells one day? That might seem a premature question when cars are only just starting to use the technology, but if you can crack methane cheaply into Hydrogen with no CO2 output (see this story) then the economics might become attractive. Let’s …

Electric Boat is projecting a positive outlook for 2016 for revenue and employment, saying 1,800 more workers will be hired at its facilities in Connecticut and Rhode Island this year. Electric Boat, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp., employs 14,100 people, mainly in Connecticut. By 2030, EB is projecting that number …

Read the full press release below: Paris, December 7, 2015 – Saft, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of advanced technology batteries for industry, has been awarded a contract by ABB Marine to supply a specialized high power liquid cooled lithium-ion (Li-ion) Super Phosphate™ (SLFP) battery system for ABB’s new …

XALT Energy and Efficient Drivetrains (EDI) announced a tentative agreement through which XALT will supply EDI with its NMC graphite Lithium-ion battery energy storage packs for use in EDI’s PHEV PowerDrive and electric power export solutions. XALT has begun shipment of the initial order and is expected to complete shipments under …

Read the full press release below: Zurich, Switzerland, December 3, 2015 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will provide integral technology to one of the most innovative ship designs ever seen on the Norwegian fjords. The ferry will couple its striking appearance with ABB’s cutting edge maritime …

Sandia National Laboratories and San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet are partnering in a project—SF-BREEZE (San Francisco Bay Renewable Energy Electric vessel with Zero Emissions)—to develop a high-speed, hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered passenger ferry and refuelling station. The hydrogen refuelling station is planned to be the largest in the world and serve fuel cell …

Reportlinker has released a report on “Electric Boats, Small Submarines and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles 2014-2024”.  Read their press release below: NEW YORK, Dec. 16, 2015 /PRNewwire/ — Marine electric vehicles are now a rapidly growing market due to new capability, affordability and legislation banning or restricting internal combustion engines. Our …

Read the full press release below: Paris, France – The design for the world’s “greenest” cruise ship has been finalised, and its maiden voyage in 2020 will be announced at COP21. The plans for this whole-system, future-ready 55,000 ton cruise ship have been developed by a world-class team of over …

Corvus Energy announced a Corvus ESS with a Siemens BlueDrive PlusC marine propulsion system will power the Selfa Elmax 1099 electric fishing boat designed and built by Selfa Arctic AS. The 11 meter electric vessel will have a 195 kWh ESS consisting of 30 Corvus AT6500 lithium polymer battery modules. The …