Navy hopes to turn seawater into jet fuel
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 — The Navy is looking at the possibility of turning seawater into jet fuel at a production cost in the range of $3 to $6 per gallon. According to
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BWT system retrofit gets DNV approval
Drammen, Norway, based OceanSaver AS has supplied and commissioned its first ballast water treatment system to gain classification society DNV’s approval as a retrofit installation. The project was completed over this past
125th anniversary of Statue of Liberty
A parade of government and private vessels, including the new Hornblower Hybrid, will be part of the ceremonies marking the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. Located on a 12-acre island
Hornblower Hybrid makes New York Harbor debut
Hornblower Hybrid, the first vessel in the U.S. to be powered by diesel, hydrogen, batteries, wind and solar energy, arrived today in the New York Harbor. After nearly two years of construction
British canal boat completes three years of fuel-cell operation
The U.K.’s University of Birmingham has been operating a canal boat with a fuel cell drive for three years on Britain’s 3,500 km long canal system. Last year the boat made its
Solar power assisted car carrier to test hybrid power system
NYK Line’s solar-power-assisted car carrier Auriga Leader (60,213 gross tons) will in June be used for shipboard tests of a newly developed hybrid power supply. The car carrier will also be fitted
Hornblower places contract for fuel cells for Statue Cruises hybrid
Hydrogenics Corporation (Nasdaq:HYGS) (TSX:HYG) has received a contract from Statue Cruises, LLC, a subsidiary of Hornblower Cruises & Events for the delivery of two HyPM HD 16 fuel cell power modules delivering
Navy doesn’t buy Rand conclusions on green fuels
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus has lost none of his enthusiasm for alternative fuels, despite publication of a Rand Corporation study that sees no military benefits in switching to new fuels.
Statue Cruises orders fuel cell powered hybrid ferry
Statue Cruises, a subsidiary of Hornblower Cruises & Events., has signed an agreement with Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Conn., to complete the world’s first hybrid ferry using hydrogen fuel by April 2011.