Recreational boats and yachts with electric drive systems are the trend. This can be attributed to society's overall greater environmental awareness as well as stricter environmental requirements. How efficient and safe an electric boat drive is, depends to a large extent on the power storage, the core element of electrification. The measure of all things is lithium-ion accumulators. They serve their purpose both in electric drive systems as well as in operation in order to cushion peak current loads. From 12 to 14 March 2019 in Düsseldorf, boat and yacht builders can gather detailed information about what is technologically possible at "Energy Storage Europe", the leading international trade fair for the energy storage industry.
In minute 51 of the feature film "Spectre", the title hero James Bond crosses the Altaussee, an Alpine lake in the Styrian Salzkammergut region of Austria. The 007 agent of the British secret service MI6, who is equipped with the license to kill, is on his way to the hunting lodge Seewiesen. Daniel Craig in the role of James Bond does not use a special boat for the crossing, which is prepared by the laboratory of "Q", the fictitious, ingenious head of research and development of the British secret service. Instead, he uses a simple, although progressive dinghy - too small to sit in comfortably, but extremely quiet and ecologically completely harmless in operation. The boat is motorised with an electrified outboard motor. This aggregate does not burn fossil fuels and thus does not produce any exhaust gases. With a rechargeable battery, it generates its driving energy emission-free.
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