Using overhead lines to power and recharge freight trucks

From Superinnovators 10/11/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info Siemens eHighway website USA demo Sweden demo German announcement on eWayBW https://ewaybw.de/ You may also be curious about:

Seawing kite could reduce shipping vessel emissions by 20 percent

Seawing system from Airseas at sea. Credit: Airseas

From Superinnovators 09/11/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info Seawing website https://www.fastcompany.com/90710052/this-giant-kite-helps-power-cargo-ships-and-reduces-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-20 https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/30/travel/airseas-giant-kites-ships-slash-carbon-emissions-scn-climate-spc/index.html You may also be curious about:

Sailing cargo ships can benefit from new aerodynamic tech

By Charles Carter, 06/04/23 Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to reduce the aerodynamic drag of ships, which could significantly reduce their carbon footprint. As much as 99% of global shipping currently relies on fossil fuels, making it a major contributor to carbon emissions. The International Maritime Organisation has […]

Wave-assisted coastal rubbish collector

By Charles Carter, 18/11/22 Zeteng Yan from Tsinghua University, China has been awarded national runner up in the annual James Dyson Award for their wave-assisted coastal rubbish collector concept and prototype, SHIELD. The device is low cost, low energy and doesn’t require any manual operation. It also helps to collect rubbish when it first enters […]

Colossal turtle-shaped terayacht for 60k guests

By Lazzarini, 16/11/22 The Pangeos is an itinerant floating city, comprising various hotels, shopping centers, parks, ship and aircraft ports, and all other facilities needed to house up to 60,000 guests in the middle of the sea. The terayacht takes its name from Pangea, the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago during the late […]

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