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VIDEO: How MARIN tests SolarDuck’s floating solar panels

VIDEO: How MARIN tests SolarDuck’s floating solar panels

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 3, 2025 | Digitalisation, Maritime research, News, Offshore, Renewables

In collaboration with SolarDuck, MARIN has conducted model tests on a configuration of 54 interconnected floating solar platforms. The 1:20 scale model, measuring 10 by 12 metres, was tested in the research institute’s Offshore Basin to simulate realistic...
World’s first hybrid solar-powered inland vessel launched

World’s first hybrid solar-powered inland vessel launched

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 8, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, News, Ship propulsion

Wattlab has delivered a solar energy system for HGK Shipping’s inland shipping cargo vessel Blue Marlin. 192 solar panels will provide power to both the onboard and propulsion systems, making it the first such vessel in the world capable of hybrid sailing with solar...
VIDEO: Concordia Damen delivers hybrid river cruiser

VIDEO: Concordia Damen delivers hybrid river cruiser

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 30, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

Concordia Damen has completed and delivered a CDS River Cruise 135, the Excellence Crown, to Swiss shipping company Twerenbold Reisen Group. The 135-metre-long ship features hybrid propulsion and was designed and built by the shipyard in Werkendam, the Netherlands....
Wattlab unveils plug-and-play solar panels for seagoing ships

Wattlab unveils plug-and-play solar panels for seagoing ships

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 6, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Renewables, Shipping

Wattlab, a Dutch maritime solar specialist, has introduced its SolarDeck to the seagoing shipping industry. SolarDeck is a modular and scalable system of deck-mounted solar panels that yield significant reductions in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Moreover, based...
Norden-Frisia names first German electric catamaran

Norden-Frisia names first German electric catamaran

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 26, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

Reederei Norden-Frisia has held a naming ceremony for its latest vessel, the Frisia E-I. In a boost for sustainable public transport, the vessel, a Damen Fast Ferry 3209 Electric, is the first fully electric catamaran to operate in Germany. Amongst the guests...
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