Britain's New Invention Could Replace Boat Engines Forever

Britain's New Invention Could Replace Boat Engines Forever #UK #ElectricFerries #Technology On the 14th of June 2024, a ferry left the docks at Belfast and crossed Belfast Lough at 38 knots with no diesel, no exhaust and no engine room, built by a company called Artemis Technologies. The EF-24 Passenger uses foiling technology borrowed from America's Cup yacht racing to cut drag by roughly 80 percent, while Rolls-Royce develops hydrogen fuel cells for the ships batteries cannot reach. For a century the diesel engine ruled the oceans because nothing else matched its energy density. Britain just found a way around the problem instead of solving it head on. In this video, we trace how Artemis Technologies built the foiling EF-24 Passenger at the old Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, show how hydrofoils lift the hull and cut drag enough to make batteries practical, revisit Rudolf Diesel's original engine and why marine diesel has ruled shipping for a century, explain Rolls-Royce's parallel bet on hydrogen fuel cells for ships too big for batteries, lay out the contracts with Condor Ferries, MBNA Thames Clippers and a Norwegian operator, unpack the eFerry-as-a-Service leasing model, and weigh the real limits around cost, scale and British shipbuilding before asking what the diesel engine's replacement actually looks like. Britain did not build a bigger engine. It redesigned the hull and the business model instead. 🔍 TOPICS COVERED Artemis Technologies, EF-24 Passenger, Belfast, Harland and Wolff, Condor Ferries, Channel Islands, Rolls-Royce, Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation, Belfast City Council, Queen's Island, Net Zero Hydrogen Fund, MBNA Thames Clippers, Cammell Laird, Caledonian MacBrayne, Port of Southampton, Port of London Authority, International Maritime Organization, Rudolf Diesel, America's Cup, MAN Energy Solutions, Wartsila, Brunvoll, Kongsberg, Friedrichshafen 📜 SOURCES Artemis Technologies, EF-24 Passenger crossing Belfast Lough at 38 knots, 14 June 2024 Innovate UK and UK Research and Innovation, 33 million pound funding round for Artemis Technologies, 2022 Rolls-Royce, announcement of proton exchange membrane fuel cell testing for marine use, October 2023 Rolls-Royce, memorandum of understanding with Norwegian shipowner for hydrogen cargo vessels, February 2024 UK Government, Net Zero Hydrogen Fund commitment of 240 million pounds with 10 gigawatt target by 2030 International Maritime Organization, sulphur content rules for marine fuel enforced, 2020 Artemis Technologies, partnership with Norwegian ferry operator for Scandinavian routes, March 2024 🏭 ABOUT THIS CHANNEL Britain Uncovered makes long-form documentaries about the inventions, laboratories and industrial decisions shaping Britain's future. The factories. The test sites. The engineers most people never hear about. Every figure comes from a published source, with no hype and no filler. If you want more of these, subscribe and the next one will find you. #UK #ElectricFerries #Technology #UnitedKingdom #Belfast #NorthernIreland #ArtemisTechnologies #RollsRoyce #EF24 #ElectricFerry #Hydrofoil #HydrogenFuelCell #MarineEngineering #Shipbuilding #CleanEnergy #NetZero #Innovation #Maritime #Ferries #Britain #BritishInnovation #BritishEngineering #Engineering #Documentary TAGS: artemis technologies, ef-24 passenger, electric ferry uk, belfast hydrofoil, rolls-royce hydrogen, marine fuel cell, condor ferries, harland and wolff, electric boat engine, hydrogen ferry, diesel engine replacement, foiling ferry, net zero hydrogen fund, uk shipbuilding, maritime innovation, thames clippers, cammell laird, caledonian macbrayne, belfast lough, british engineering, britain documentary, engineering documentary, uk documentary, british innovation