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Yanmar commercializing maritime hydrogen fuel cell system

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YPT has actively participated in Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s (MLIT) initiatives to establish safety guidelines for hydrogen fuel cell ships and develop a roadmap for hydrogen utilization in the marine industry. Left: Testing of the marine hydrogen fuel cell system; Right: installation into a ship.

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Corvus Energy’s marine lithium polymer battery pack used in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat

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In 2011, Foss incorporated Corvus’ lithium polymer batteries into the Campbell Foss, introducing the next generation in energy and power storage solutions into the Tugboat industry. Earlier post.). Based in Richmond, B.C.

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Freudenberg secures majority interest in Li-ion battery maker XALT Energy; full acquisition coming

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Now, increasing demands for lithium-ion battery technology that specifically targets commercial vehicles as well as marine and rail applications has prompted Freudenberg to acquire a more than 50% share of the battery manufacturer. Earlier post.) —Claus Moehlenkamp, CEO of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies. and General Motors Corp.

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This Startup Builds USVs That Collect Data About Oceans

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“Our planet’s oceans are full of information that can help us protect at-risk marine life, allow ships to select more fuel-efficient routes, crack down on illegal fishing, better understand the impacts of climate change, and more,” Angus says. The IEEE member also belongs to the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society. kilometers per hour.

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Study finds hybrid tugboat delivers significant reduction in criteria pollutant emissions compared to conventional version

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The hybrid tug used in the study, the Carolyn Dorothy ( earlier post ), is powered by two 1,342 kW Cummins QSK50-M main engines and 317 kW Cummins QSM11-M auxiliary generators. It also has 126 soft gel lead acid batteries for power storage that are separated into two arrays with 63 batteries each. Each array stores 170.1

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Global investment in renewable power reached $270.2B in 2014, ~17% up from 2013; biofuel investment fell 8% to 10-year low

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Wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-power, geothermal, small hydro and marine power contributed an estimated 9.1% The report concentrates on renewable power and fuels and does not substantively address technologies such as smart grid, electric vehicles and power storage. Additional to China, Brazil ($7.6

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