Category: Renewable Boating

  • Wil jij 75 euro?

    Ben jij groen? Nou ja, je stroom dan? En wil je €75? Onder het kopje, verbeter de wereld, begin bij jezelf. Heb jij al groene stroom? Echte groene stroom waarvan je kan zien waar die opgewekt is? Meld je nu aan bij Vandebron en we verdienen beide €75!

  • PlanetSolar – the worlds largest solar boat

    PlanetSolar is the worlds largest solar boat and sailing around the world at the moment. She is in the Philippines at the time of writing. Their goal is to promote the use of renewable. They do this by showing that renewable energy technologies work as well as by pushing the…

  • Tesla Powerwall

    Well, that is impressive! Before we have even written anything about the new Tesla Powerwall, it is already sold out until next year. They announced, only days after the Powerwall was introduced, that they have 38.000 reservations. That means that they are sold out until mid next year. What makes it…

  • Overview of Solar Boats

    Solar boats are of course the thing we are looking for here. Small or large, with a traditional design or futuristic ones. Some are designed for recreational purposes while others are build to break records, some are build by professionals and yet others are build by enthusiast. But we love…

  • How to green your boat

    5 Ways to Green Your Boat Manitoo Pontoon Boats is building pontoon boats, from small 18″ boats to a bit large 27″ pontoon boats. Their focus is to constantly improve and innovate, a focus which we always appreciate. They are all powered with big outboards, so we were surprised to find…

  • BioLite Nano Grid

    The BioLite Nano Grid is another very smart invention from the BioLite company. It is a combination of power sharing, flashlight and general light and a charging station.

  • It starts with ambition

    I always say it starts with ambition when someone thinks I am dreaming about a future project. Well, that is nothing compared to the dream the team from the Solar Roadway has! It starts with ambition And ambition is what they have plenty of! Paving all the roads with solar…

  • Surprisingly I love this fact

    Not surprisingly, there are different reasons to “go green”. It doesn’t really matter if we talk about individuals, organisations, nations or campaniles, they all have different reasons to go green.

  • Burn baby burn!

    As discussed before on these pages, BioLite has invented a way to combine a cozy camp fire with charging your iPhone when you are camping out in the bush. Now you can even make a pot of tea when you get the accompanying BioLite Kettle. What I always really like about…

  • BioLite Stove – Electricity from fire

    As you might have noticed, I have a very broad interest, both related to renewable energy for boats and in general.  The BioLite Stove is an example of something different that caught my attention. To me, it shows the technological progress that is being made all around us and all the…

  • Zero Emission Ferry from France

    The french ship yard STX France has introduced a novelty in the nautical industry. They built a fully electrical, zero emission ferry. Instead of using traditional batteries to power the electrical engines, they opted for super capacitors. The advantage of the super capacitor is that that they are cheaper to…