Propulsion Systems

Busek Ships First LEO to GEO Capable Electric Propulsion System
Propulsion Systems

Busek Ships First LEO to GEO Capable Electric Propulsion System

Design Demonstrated One Million Newton-Seconds in NASA-Led Test NATICK, Mass., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Busek confirmed shipment of its first flight BHT-600 Hall effect thruster system, a modular propulsion unit with the capability of raising small satellites from low earth orbit (LEO) to geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and beyond. Hall thrusters are one form of highly efficient spacecraft...

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Busek Ships First LEO to GEO Capable Electric Propulsion System
Propulsion Systems

Busek Ships First LEO to GEO Capable Electric Propulsion System

Design Demonstrated One Million Newton-Seconds in NASA-Led Test NATICK, Mass., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Busek confirmed shipment of its first flight BHT-600 Hall effect thruster system, a modular propulsion unit with the capability of raising small satellites from low earth orbit (LEO) to geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and beyond. Hall thrusters are one form of highly efficient spacecraft...

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Leading the Charge: ElectriCity Ferry Prototype Puts Volvo Penta to the Test
Propulsion Systems

Leading the Charge: ElectriCity Ferry Prototype Puts Volvo Penta to the Test

As part of Gothenburg’s ElectriCity project, Volvo Penta has partnered with ferry operator, Styrsöbolaget, to introduce electric propulsion to an existing ferry. Before this can become a reality, the company has fitted the electric technology into its own test boat and now begins a period of evaluation. This ambitious plan is part of the pioneering ElectriCity project – a collaboration...

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Leading the Charge: ElectriCity Ferry Prototype Puts Volvo Penta to the Test
Propulsion Systems

Leading the Charge: ElectriCity Ferry Prototype Puts Volvo Penta to the Test

As part of Gothenburg’s ElectriCity project, Volvo Penta has partnered with ferry operator, Styrsöbolaget, to introduce electric propulsion to an existing ferry. Before this can become a reality, the company has fitted the electric technology into its own test boat and now begins a period of evaluation. This ambitious plan is part of the pioneering ElectriCity project – a collaboration...

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Motors

Environmentally-friendly, Economical, Reliable and Simple: Parallel Hybrid Propulsion Offers Nothing But Advantages.

Environmentally-friendly, economical, reliable and simple: parallel hybrid propulsion offers nothing but advantages. Electric propulsion generates no emissions and is extremely user-friendly: the vessels that use it are silent, experience much lower levels of vibration and are easier to handle. Last but not least in terms of its advantages: parallel hybrid represents an attractive economic...

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Motors

Environmentally-friendly, Economical, Reliable and Simple: Parallel Hybrid Propulsion Offers Nothing But Advantages.

Environmentally-friendly, economical, reliable and simple: parallel hybrid propulsion offers nothing but advantages. Electric propulsion generates no emissions and is extremely user-friendly: the vessels that use it are silent, experience much lower levels of vibration and are easier to handle. Last but not least in terms of its advantages: parallel hybrid represents an attractive economic...

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