Tag: Boats - Page 4
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A Solar-powered Super-yacht for the Super Rich
It could be a new addition to the Wretched Excess department. Conde Naste Traveller has already awarded it one of their 2010 Innovation & Design Awards for Sustainable Design.
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7 Luxury Ways to Travel That are Also Easy on the Earth
Image: massaud digg_url = 'http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/7-luxury-ways-to-travel-green.php';Everyone needs to take time off to relax. Travel is a major element of getting away from it all. And while an eco-volunteering vacation can be an
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Infinyte Electric Boat: Ugly, But It Grows On You
My first reaction upon seeing the Infinyte i4 electric boat was "why is it so ugly?" It looks less like a boat than a floating hot tub. But the longer you look, the more it makes sense; it has an efficient catamaran hull, and it's not exactly designed
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Will Electric Boats Rule the High Seas?
Once in a while, an electric airplane makes the news. Beyond that, most of what we hear concerns plug-in electric cars and with good reason: In 2007 there were more than 250 million registered passenger vehicles on the road in the
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PlanetSolar: World's Largest Solar Boat Finally Unveiled
On Thursday, the covers were taken off PlanetSolar, a multi-hulled vessel, powered entirely by up to 500 square metres of photovoltaic solar panels. It is considered to be the world's largest solar boat.
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World's First Kite-Powered Fishing Trawler
From reporting on the early days of the SkySails propulsion system back in 2005, through following the first kite-powered trans-atlantic crossing, to the discussion of SkySails as a risk to aircraft, TreeHugger has been an
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Boat Concept Produces More Energy than it Uses
Last year, we told you about Vincent Callebaut's amazing 128-floor vertical farm concept to green the New York City skyline. Now, he's moved his eco-friendly designs to the waterways with the Physalia--a floating garden transport vessel that not only
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Global Warming-Ready Waterpod Returns to Land
If you were near any of New York City's waterways last summer and early fall, you might have seen a strange, geodesic-dome-topped barge plying its way
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Oil Spill in Istanbul as Cargo Ship Runs Aground
From my window, I can inevitably see -- at least when it's not snowing out -- a flotilla of cargo ships waiting their turn to pass through the Bosphorus Strait as they make
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Fantastic Voyage: Across Europe With Solar Power
Road trip! Next spring, solar-powered boats and land vehicles will hit European waterways and highways to travel north to south across the continent, from Stockholm,
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Green Holiday Gift Guide: The Philanthropist (Slideshow)
What do you give the person who has everything? You give nothing--and give to someone you've never met instead. The opportunities for charitable donations are limitless, so it's easy to find a cause that matches your philanthropist's interests; use
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Green Gift Guide: The Philanthropist
We've rounded up more than 100 gifts that let you give (and get) green takes on classic holiday presents, but there's one more key category to help put your money where your mouth is: charitable giving. These donations, made in your recipients name, help
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Regent's Canal is a Wilderness Waterway in an Urban Setting
Regent's Canal is a wilderness in an urban setting. The 8 1/2 mile long canal cuts through the northern part of London and passes through a varied mixture of wildlife and urban regeneration. Established in 1816, the canals were used to transport
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Boeing Hydroplane Makes First 100% Biofuel Test Run
I have to admit that I've never really understood the appeal of hydroplane racing -- those really fast boats with jet engines on them -- but it's pretty cool nevertheless that Boeing's U-787 hydroplane just made a test run entirely powered by
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Four New Solar-Powered Ferries Coming to Hong Kong
I have to say that usually when I hear about a solar-powered boat I'm a bit skeptical -- often the solar power is just used for lighting or other equipment and not propulsion -- but not so with Kong Kong's four new
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A Floating Green Roof: Cruise Ship Goes "Green"?
Image credit: Green Roof Service Cruise Ship Features Green Roof and other Efficiency Measures Cruise ships and shipping are a massive source of pollution. Moves are underway to explore biofuels for cruise ships, and to utilize cruise ship traffic as a
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Das Schwimmhausboot es gleitet! (The Float Houseboat Floats!)
Last fall I was entranced by the Schwimmhausboot, houseboat, designed by Flo Florian and Sascha Akkermann of Confused Direction. It was to be "ecofriendly, with zero-emissions, a green roof, and materials such as 250 year old larch wood salvaged from
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Fish Processing From Boat to You
Icelandic fish is among the purest and most responsibly fished in the world because they control the process from start to finish. We have seen how the fishing boat works; hauling in those floppy little critters in the middle of the night, now let's
