jul 14

Rising energy prise are good for Renewable Energy

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The Germand energy giant RWE warns  for rising energy priss. The price for LPG and electricity will continue to rise. They warn us about the impact this has on everyones energy bill. This is bad news for consumers. They are afraid that especially the low income households will have difficulties paying their energy bills.

Rising energy prices

At the moment the energy bill is already a significant part of house holds’ monthly bill, but this part will only increase. Especially the lower incomes will have difficulties paying their bills, Lees verder

jul 10

Electrical boat from an unexpected place

You would expect a solar powered boats to come a sunny place like Florida or perhaps a country focussed on renewable energy like Germany. And surely not from the mountains. But the swiss do not only make watches, they build electrical boats, like this Aqua Bus 850 T, too. I am always positively surprised about the amazing quality products that come from the mountains.

Grove Boats Aquabus 1050T
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jul 08

The Dong Solar Challenge has started

The Dong Solar Challenge has kicked off again! The international World Cup for Solar Powerd Boats has started in the North of Holland for the fourth time already. The Dong Solar Challenge started in 2004 as the Nuon Solar challenge and is regularly compared to the solar challenge for cars held in Australia . And just like with the solar powered cars, many new inventions and improvements are introduced every race, as a result, the times this year are expected to improve again over the ones from two years ago.

Dong Energy Solar Challenge

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jun 23

Magic Wallets from Nicollo

Nicollo Magic Wallets

I know, this doesn’t have much to do with renewable energy. Or with boats. But I have fallen in love with the Magic Wallet since I was first given one a couple years ago.

I am sure you will like them too! Don’t hesitate to order one now on www.nicollo.nl and let me know what you think of it.

Nicollo Webshop

mei 16

Sneak peak of the Chinese engine

Many companies use the word “green” freely. As soon as something pollutes less, it is called “green”. That sounds great! Less horrible pollution is what we all want, isn’t it?

This is the big brother.

This is the big brother.

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apr 20

Help, I’m addicted!

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It is electrical, quiet and moves around so smoothly! What is it? The electrical Smart!

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feb 27

Let me know what you think!

It would be great to hear why you are interested in the Green Boating blog.

Personally I would love my boat to be greener, but the both the costs and the ease of use still prevent me from making my boat totally “green”.

The Poll

Please fill out the small poll and let me know what you think and what to see at the Green Boating Blog. After you have filled out the poll you can see the results of the poll.

Thanks for your time.

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dec 24

Happy Holidays!

The Green Boating Blog hopes you have a great time with family and friends and wishes you Happy Holidays!

Maybe next year will be the year that you can make your boat just a little bit greener. Maybe installing an electrical engine, a solar panel, or just reducing your energy consumption by using efficient lighting. I would love to hear about it!

Green Boating on Facebook

Now you can find the blog on facebook too. Go to facebook.com/greenboatingblog and Like it.

dec 18

A variety of energy sources

Windmills at sea

My goal is to have a boat that can go for hours using just an electrical engine. Preferably using a powerful engine so I can go a bit faster than a snail. To create a “green boat”, I need access to green energy. Otherwise I would use electricity that is generated with gas or coals. It would feel good, but still it would not be a green boat.

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nov 14

Would motivation like this work for renewable energy too?

It is all about motivation! We can all run a marathon, climb the biggest mountain or sail around the world, as long as we have the right motivation. The video below shows how people can be motivated to change something very small in their normal behaviour, without it having to cost them anything.

The question is, how can we use this in other aspects of our lifes where we feel the need to change peoples’ behavior? Should we build massive pianos everywhere? Or can we find something else that is as simple and as efficient as this example?

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nov 03

Something different, a cool skate video

This is a pretty cool skate video I wanted to share with you. The speed is phenomenal. Do you realise that there is a human standing on top of this skate board? Speed is not all that special, but when you realise it is not a car or plane, but a guy only centimetres removed from the concrete, you might get a bit more respect. So here is something different, but with great potential.

Imagine the possibilities of such a tiny camera!

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