244. Electric Narrowboats: the future for our canals?

At the end of May 2021, I attended a narrowboat trials day arranged by boat builder Ortomarine. Starting on the River Severn and going up the Droitwich canals, eight boats using a variety of power plants would have their fuel, efficiency and any solar input measured and compared. This video summarises what happened and the results.

Update 31/10/21 - they’ve finally (!) released the event report. See https://www.ortomarine.co.uk/wp-conte...

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Ortomarine:
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Hybrid Marine:
https://www.hybridmarine.co.uk

More details about two of the serial hybrid boats can be found here:-
Perseverance: https://www.perseverancenb.com/
Old Nick: https://thesumpnersafloat.com/

Other videos I’ve done about electric boats:
Silent Running:    • 69. A hybrid diesel-electric engine in a c...  
Positive Charge:    • 168. Electric narrowboat on the Droitwich ...  
Hire Purpose:    • 169. Electric narrowboats with no generato...  

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