HBA 2008 Exhibitor Press Release |
COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE(September, 2008) — FUTURASHIPS is a most innovative shipyard. The company based in Toulon, France, is the ever first shipbuilding company fully committed to the production of electro-diesel propelled ships for shuttles and yachts. Because Photovoltaics (PV) enables the direct conversion of sunlight into electricity, FUTURASHIPS integrates esthetically some PV modules into the shipbuilding components, such as roofing and wall and windows glazing ó these are referred by FUTURASHIPS to as Shipbuilding Integrated Photovoltaic Systems (SIPV). Immediate economic and environmental advantages include minimization of both fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by about 30% as well as noise and vibration reduction by about 40% up to 100%. FUTURASHIPS improves considerably quality of life and comfort on board and around the ship surroundings. Operational Applications include: FUTURASHIPS, un chantier á la pointe de l’innovation. Basé á Toulon en France, c’est le premier chantier de construction naval qui se dédie entiérement á la production de bateaux á propulsion diesel électrique pour navettes á passagers et yachts. Grace á un systéme intégré photovoltaÔque capable de convertir la lumiére du soleil en électricité, les modules PV s’intégrent parfaitement aux différents composants du yacht ou de la navette ý passagers, tels que la toiture, les cloisons ou le vitrage.
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