Kongsberg Maritime to lead green upgrade of NCA’s hybrid vessel
Kongsberg Maritime will implement its electric Rim-Drive azimuth thrusters and enhance the vessel's hybrid capabilities.
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Kongsberg Maritime to Perform ‘Green Upgrade’ on NCA’s Hybrid Vessel
Kongsberg Maritime has been hired as the lead integrator for hybrid and propulsion upgrade of the Norwegian Coastal ...
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Schottel Inks Propulsion Supply Deal for Portuguese Navy’s Newbuild
Schottel has been awarded a contract to supply propellers and thruster for a Multi-Purpose Support Ship (MPSS) being built by ...
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China ramps up electric-powered tug construction
Other shipyards in China have built tugs with electric and hybrid propulsion. In December 2022, Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyards completed an azimuth stern drive (ASD) tugboat with hybrid propulsion and ...
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ACEL Power and Gospel Boat Forge Pioneering Agreement to Deliver 1,000 Electric Propulsion Units Over Five Years, Accelerating Marine Industry Innovation.
Aligned with global zero-emissions initiatives, Gospel has committed to purchasing 1,000 electric propulsion units from ACEL over five years under a binding Letter of Intent. A Clear Roadmap to ...
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New fuel withstands nuclear thermal propulsion reactor conditions
The best, in fact, the only, candidate for this is the Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) system or nuclear rocket. First conceived of in 1945, this is a rocket that replaces burning chemical fuel ...
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Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel That Could Take Humans To Mars Tested At NASA Facility
A new type of nuclear thermal propulsion reactor fuel has been successfully tested at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, with hopes that the fuel could take humans to Mars in the not-too ...
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory unscathed by Eaton fire, but not its workforce
On Jan. 11, an airborne imaging spectrometer managed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory flew over Los Angeles County to survey the damage from the historic fires. It captured images of charred ...
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to open next week after LA fires
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will soon start getting back to normal operations after weathering the raging L.A. fires. JPL lies at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Los ...
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Nuclear Reactor Test Requirements Put DRACO Launch Plans On Hold
The DARPA-NASA nuclear thermal propulsion project is extending its time frame for an on-orbit demonstration. Credit: Lockheed Martin A vision to accelerate U.S. access to cislunar space and the ...
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Eaton fire: At least 200 JPL employees lost their homes
More than 200 employees of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have lost their homes in the Eaton fire, Director Laurie Leshin confirmed on social media Tuesday, Jan. 14. The more-than-14,000-acre Eaton ...
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NASA plans football field-sized space radiator for nuclear-powered Mars ship
Nuclear electric propulsion could speed things up and possibly shorten this journey time. Researchers at NASA Langley are developing a next-gen system called MARVL (Modular Assembled Radiators for ...