Science news articles about 'ship propulsion'

... 2007 study by the navy on alternative energy for ship propulsion indicated that the break-even price ... powerful radar and radio links. These are turning ships into energy guzzling data-processing centres ...

... , even mosey sideways.For years big ship propulsion had a standard configuration: a propeller in the rear ... 360 degrees, driving the ship in any direction. Smaller bow thrusters, installed laterally ...

... – long-bladed underwater wind turbines – is prone to failure.A Welsh renewable energy company has teamed up with ship propulsion experts to design a new marine turbine which they ...