08-22-2016, 04:23 AM
This will send a shudder among many circles. The Colombians will see this news and they are already building submarines and submersibles in the jungle, using diesels and snorkels, switching to solar panels and electric plus autonomous are going to look very profitable.
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-agents...ine-2016-3
This went into trials recently. There is no avoiding robots on the ocean in the coming years.
https://militaryhit.com/ships/navy-tests...rone-ship/
There is quite a bit of research going into sailing container ships. If the sails can be covered with solar panels, and the container ship is autonomous, shipping costs, as well as CO2 emissions, can be greatly reduced.
http://media.treehugger.com/assets/image...-smart.jpg
Electric marine is starting to happen, along with electric flight. The recent news that MIT has developed a different type of lithium battery, twice as much power in half the volume, using a fraction of the lithium, and much safer than current lithium-ion means massive changes ahead.
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*
http://www.businessinsider.com/us-agents...ine-2016-3
This went into trials recently. There is no avoiding robots on the ocean in the coming years.
https://militaryhit.com/ships/navy-tests...rone-ship/
There is quite a bit of research going into sailing container ships. If the sails can be covered with solar panels, and the container ship is autonomous, shipping costs, as well as CO2 emissions, can be greatly reduced.
http://media.treehugger.com/assets/image...-smart.jpg
Electric marine is starting to happen, along with electric flight. The recent news that MIT has developed a different type of lithium battery, twice as much power in half the volume, using a fraction of the lithium, and much safer than current lithium-ion means massive changes ahead.
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*