Atlantic Motor Yachts presents zero carbon emission Atlantic Sea Hawk

The Atlantic Sea Hawk is a hi-performance, 18 meter, zero carbon emission cabin cruiser capable of reaching a top speed of 50 knots. It is the result of collaboration between Sauter Carbon Offset Design and Atlantic Motors.

 

Under the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Heavy Hybrid Propulsion System (AH2PS) Program, Allison Transmission, a unit of General Motors, developed a powerful, clean marine propulsion system.

 

They combined a 3x300kw Allison Hybrid HP50 Drive system with a Plug-in SunPower solar array capable of generating up to 30kws per day. The energy from the hybrid system charges a 100kwh capacity Allison Nickel Metal Hydride storage system that runs Hotel services and powers the express cruiser to her maximum speed of 50 knots. This same UPS allows her to navigate harbors and inland waterways with Zero emissions up to 100 nautical miles.

 

At her maximum speed of 50 knots, the Atlantic Sea Hawk boasts a 50% reduction in CO2 with a 75% reduction at her cruising speed of 30 knots. Plugged in the cabin cruiser is capable of feeding 11Mwh's of electricity to the grid; enough energy to offset up to1,000 nautical miles of Carbon Neutral cruising every year.

 

Three aluminium Rolls Royce Kamewa FF water jets and an 8.9l Cummins engine help power the Atlantic Sea Hawk. The efficient jets provide accurate control in waters too shallow for conventional propulsion systems and have better fuel economy in high-speed jet propelled yachts than boats of the same size with propellers. Using these jets can allow the craft to turn on the spot or even maneuver sideways.

 

Designer Richard Sauter commented about the Atlantic Sea Hawk, "Her state of the art Solar Hybrid technology addresses the issue of Global warming pollution by achieving a 50 to 100% reduction in fuel consumption and GHG emissions."

 

For more attend Electric Vehicles - Land Sea Air Europe 2011

which has now been renamed from Future of Electric Vehicles to reflect its unique covering of the whole subject.

 

Also read the new report Marine Electric Vehicles 2011 - 2021 .