Full Steam Ahead For First Ever Diesel-Killing, High Speed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ferry
Among the forces behind a game-changing, zero emission, high speed, hydrogen fuel ferry boat for the San Francisco Bay is the US Department of Energy.
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Robot Chargers For Electric Ferries Blinded By The Sun — Black Paint Solves The Problem
Elon Musk once said, “Once you solve cameras for vision, autonomy is solved; if you don’t solve vision, it’s not solved. … You can absolutely be superhuman with just cameras.” Well, that means you have problems if you are blinded by the sun.
Electrons On The High Seas — The Zero Emissions Maritime Report
Ships powered by electricity are appearing all around the globe as the world transitions to zero emissions from the transportation sector. Here are several examples in the news today.
100% Electric Yacht Under Construction For 2019 — #CleanTechnica Interview
H2-Industries and Nobiskrug, the German boat builder, are collaborating on an all-electric yacht using LOHC (Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier), with an expected completion date in the first quarter of 2019. Once finished, the vessel is expected to have a range of 1,000 nautical miles with a cruising speed of 10 knots per hour. H2-Industries CEO and founder Michael Stusch answered some questions about the new yacht for CleanTechnica.
With 10 Years Of “Clean Trucks Program,” Los Angeles & Long Beach Ports Report Cleaner…
Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, together have the second busiest port in the US. Both harbors are next to cement factories and petroleum refineries. Trucks coming in and out of the harbor on the always congested 710 highway belch and spew dirty diesel particulates in the neighboring community. In fact, kindergartens and schools conveniently located next to the highway are the hardest hit. Child asthma has skyrocketed over the decades, to the point where these children will never have fully developed lungs.
CleanTechnica Podcast: Electric Super Boats, Liquid Flow Batteries For Electric Aviation, & More
Welcome to another edition of CleanTechnica’s e-mobility podcast, where we talk anything electric that crawls, swims, rides, walks, flies, and more.
Cigarette Electric Super Boat Uses Mercedes-AMG Project ONE Batteries & Electric Motors
Yes, this electric Cigarette is not for smoking, not mass produced, and not “affordable” for most people. However, it is one heck of an electric performance beast that shows how the electric drivetrain continues to disrupt the gasoline-based racing humdrum.
Sunflare Brings New Solar Shingle Into The Light — #CleanTechnica at #SPI2018
There may be a growing number of solar application ideas that die off before going mainstream, never having tapped enough technology, financial backing, and market savvy to last. But it seems solar roof shingles is not one of those. Dow withdrew from the market, but Exasun and Tesla moved in. Now, there’s also a smart new set of patent-pending thin-film CIGs solar shingles being offered by Sunflare Solar, based in La Verne, California. The company refers to the cell technology as Capture 4.
Rolls Royce Electric Debuts SAVe Energy Battery Propulsion System For Ships
The Rolls Royce SAVe Energy battery storage and propulsion system for ships is modular and scalable to meet the needs of individual ships.
The World’s First Electric Autonomous Container Ship To Set Sail In Norway
The Yara Birkeland is the product of Norwegian commitment to transform sea mobility
