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Leclanché expands marine electrification solution to include fast charger for ports, harbors and vessels; Damen 1st adopter

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Expanding its portfolio of solutions for the marine electrification industry, Leclanché is introducing a new “ports and harbor” infrastructure solution enabling hybrid and fully electric vessels to fast charge when returning to port. Earlier post.). The Amherst Islander II (Damen 6819 E3) is fully electric with a 1.9

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Yongsoo OWC pilot plant in Korea is being prepared to produce green hydrogen

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The Yongsoo plant is a 500 kW fixed oscillating water column (OWC)-type wave energy converter. The Yongsoo pilot plant is 37 m long and 31 m wide, equipped with two axial-flow impulse turbines and two 250 kW generators, and is grid-connected by a 22.9 From next year, green hydrogen will be produced offshore using marine energy power.

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Mitsubishi Heavy and Infinium to collaborate on the production and deployment of electrofuels in Japan

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Infinium utilizes waste CO 2 and hydrogen, which are converted to synthetic gas using Infinium’s proprietary, patented CO2Cat catalyst. The synthetic gas is then fed through a second reactor and proprietary production step to convert synthesis gas directly into liquid fuels.

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DOE awards up to $40M for open-water, grid-connected wave energy testing facility

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of up to $40 million, subject to appropriations, to design, permit, and construct an open-water, grid-connected national wave energy testing facility.

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ABB introduces Dynamic AC concept to marine offerings; up to 6% annual fuel savings for large cruise ships

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ABB has introduced a new Dynamic AC (DAC) concept that optimizes marine engine speed, leading to significant fuel savings. It joins a number of established ABB products, such as Azipod propulsion and the Onboard DC Grid, which maximize energy efficiency for vessel owners. The concept is new to the commercial maritime industry.

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NREL releases comprehensive vision for deep decarbonization of transportation

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We envision a mobility system fueled with clean, renewable energy, delivered directly by vehicle electrification, or indirectly by low-carbon, energy-dense fuels and renewable hydrogen for those sectors, like marine and aviation, that are harder to electrify. —Chris Gearhart, director of NREL’s Center for Integrated Mobility Sciences.

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

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Completed on 6 March, the converted RT Adriaan, now renamed E-KOTUG RT Adriaan, has rejoined the KOTUG fleet. Canada, Corvus Energy provides a compact, modular lithium-ion battery system to commercial marine, aviation GSE, transportation, ports machinery, remote community, off grid and grid energy markets.

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