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Variable Engine Speeds Net 27% Fuel Savings On Container Ships

June 16, 2014 Christopher DeMorro 3 Comments ABB, container ships, Dina Star, Onboard DC Grid system, variable engine speeds

Robotics company ABB has developed an Onboard DC Grid system that studies show reduces fuel consumption by 27%, and without any exotic power systems.

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Sailing Barge To Ship Farm Goods From Vermont To NYC

August 6, 2013 Christopher DeMorro 1 Comment fair trade, New York, New York City, organic, sail freight, Sailing Barge, Sailing Barge for sale, Sailing Barge plans, Sailing Barge vermont, sailing shipping, Shipping, vermont barge, Vermont Sail Freight Project, vermont sailing, vermont sailing freight

Commercial shipping remains heavily reliant on river traffic and powerful barges to move goods, but are sailing barges still a viable means of transportation? The Vermont Sail Freight Project aims to prove the viability of this powerless, carbon-neutral shipping method that will move farmers market goods from Vermont to New York City.

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Charged 2012 | Ray Lane On the Future of the EV Industry

August 29, 2012 Susanna Schick 1 Comment 2012, battery industry, business forecasting, clean tech investing, electric vehicles, Electrification Coalition, energy security, EV industry, EV Symposium, Fisker, Ray Lane

The closing keynote at the Silicon Valley EV Symposium was Ray Lane, managing partner at VC Firm Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, and Fisker board member. Ray began with his involvement with the Electrification Coalition and discussed everything from the state of clean tech investing to politics to how much he loves his Fisker.

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New LNG Viking Cruise Ship Cuts Emissions

February 26, 2012 Jo Borrás 3 Comments CNG, commercial, cruise, cruises, Diesel, Emissions, environmental news, fleet, fuel, gas, Green, green cruise ship, liquefied natural gas, Liquefied petroleum gas, LNG, LPG, maritime, natural gas, ngv, propane, reduce, ship, ships, viking, viking grace

The commercial shipping has taken a lot of criticism in recent years over its massive output of harmful carbon emissions.

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Nissan Builds Solar-Diesel Ship to Transport Eco-Cars

January 31, 2012 Charis Michelsen 8 Comments Alternative Energy, alternative fuels, car carrier, Diesel, electric, Emissions, emissions reduction, Environment, EV, EVs, fuel, Fuel economy, Green, hybrid, japan, LEAF, logistics, low emissions, New Technology, Nissan, Shipping, solar, Solar power, solar-diesel, solar-diesel hybrid, solar-diesel ship, transportation

Nissan keeps making noise about leading the charge toward zero emissions, or at least as little carbon dioxide output as

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Irony Alert: A Solar and Wind Powered Oil Tanker

November 14, 2011 Christopher DeMorro 4 Comments carbon offset, carbon reduction, cleaner fuel, design, heavy oil, hybrid, LNG, pollution, Robert Sauter, Shipping, shipping emissions, solar

These days, it is good to be green, although the environmental credentials of many industries are beyond appalling, no matter

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NOAA: Ship Emissions Reduced by Up To 90% Using Cleaner Fuel

September 19, 2011 Christopher DeMorro 0 Comments 90%, bunker fuel, container ship, cost of, Emissions, fuel usage, heavy oil, how much fuel, low-sulfer, NOAA, number 6, reduction, Shipping, slowing speeds

In today’s “duh” study, we have a report from NOAA that says that huge container ships can reduce emissions of certain particulates, like sulfur dioxide, by as much as 90% by using cleaner types of fuel. But are the economics there?

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Solar Panel Sails to Propel Future Freighters?

September 2, 2011 Christopher DeMorro 5 Comments boat, container ship, eco marine power, freighter, panel, Shipping, solar, solar panel sails, Solar Panels, solar sails

When it comes to emissions and pollution, a lot of focus is on cars. However, shipping is a huge contributor to global emissions output, and some innovative solutions have surfaced as a means for cleaning up. Eco Marine Power is developing a solar panel that doubles as a ship sail. Two birds, one stone?

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Solar Powered Car Carrier Sets Sail on Another Test

June 14, 2011 Christopher DeMorro 5 Comments Auriga Leader, car carrier, consumption, experiment, fuel, fuel savings, NYK, savings, ship, Shipping, solar, Solar Panels, solar powered ship, Toyota

Back in 2009, Toyota retrofitted the 6,200 car carrier ship Auriga Leader with large banks of solar cells in an