Planning for Carbon Regs? A Disruptive Leap.

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3D IntelliJet Marine Propulsion
3D IntelliJet Marine Propulsion

Carbon Creates Opportunities in Boat Business

Are you worried about the effects of carbon taxes and regulation on the boating business in the next few years? I started worrying 20 years ago and have been working on the solution ever since.

The result is IntelliJet Boat technology that:

  • requires less energy,
  • produces less carbon,
  • costs less to operate,
  • and will most easily meet the coming carbon taxes and regulations.

It’s Been Vetted

The details are vetted in 4 issued US patents (one pending) and in 5 peer-reviewed papers presented at American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Symposiums over the last 15 years.

In June 2019 I presented “A Boat for All Speeds” at ASNE’s Technology, Systems and Ships in Washington DC  where I demonstrated the similarities between the IntelliJet Boat’s variable features and those of the latest commercial aircraft.

Thank you, Cars & Planes!

Thanks to car and plane developments, the cost of building more sophisticated systems, like the IntelliJet Boat, has been falling over the years.  

This level of sophistication is a disruptive leap in boat innovation, but it has been common in aircraft, cars, and industrial robots for 20 years.

New Boat Sales

Electronic innovations like outboard engine controllers and joy-stick maneuvering systems have driven new boat sales.  Those evolutionary changes are small compared to the revolutionary change in a boat that is electronically controlled in every useful respect like a modern car or plane.

Interested?

If you are interested in an exclusive niche in the boat-of-the-future market, or know someone who is, please email carbon@iijet.com to start a conversation.

2019 IntelliJet & Dynalift!

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Low drag step hull catamaran

After many online conversations with Swedish boatbuilder Dynalift, Jeff accepted an invitation to visit their operations in Sweden.

Dynalift: http://www.dynaliftpowerboats.se/eng_index.htm

The two companies have signed a Letter of Intent to develop and market Dynalift boats with IntelliJet propulsion and have agreed on an initial product design.

We look forward to bringing high-performance boats with small carbon footprints to market!

2019 IntelliJet at ASNE: A Boat for All Speeds!

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“Total System Design”

Jeff Jordan will present “A Boat for All Speeds” at the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Technology, Systems & Ships Symposium in Washington D.C., June 18-20, 2019

Jeff will outline the advantages of a “total system design” using electronic controls to reduce hull drag, increase motor efficiency, and increase conversion of shaft power to thrust. He will discuss how these controls are effective over the full matrix of boat loads and boat speeds.

Example of vessel fully loaded

While the main benefits in military applications are performance, range, safety and reliability, this technology will also reduce the carbon footprint of recreational and commercial boats.

Total system design features are applicable to gas, electric and hybrid systems.

In prior papers to the Department of Energy and the EPA, Jeff has shown that carbon emissions of the entire transportation sector can be reduced by over 1% using this technology on recreational boats alone.

Boating and COP21 Paris Agreement

COP21, Fuel Efficient Boats

                                       COP21. What Is It? 

COP21 Paris logoWhile you may not have heard much of the recent ratification of the COP21 Paris Agreement, this world treaty holds great promise for IntelliJet. The rest of the world has a treaty obligation to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% in 10 years, effective November 4, 2016, and we expect IntelliJet to be at the forefront.

The U.S. has gotten off to a slow start and will be under increasing pressure to catch up.

Reducing CO2 emissions results from reducing fuel consumption.  Cars get 10x better fuel mileage than boats, making boats an obvious target for CO2 emission reductions.  Our peer-reviewed papers demonstrate that IntelliJet is uniquely able to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% in boats.

Published data shows two million recreational boats ripe for repowering with IntelliJet systems, and millions more can be replaced by new IntelliJet boats, to achieve a 25% carbon reduction in boats.

The demand for increased range in patrol boats and military craft also works for IntelliJet’s unique combination of fuel efficiency and performance.

Key points:

  • Current EPA regulation of boats fall short of COP21 requirements.
  • They have the effect of extending the useful (or rather, counterproductive) life of old, inefficient, polluting boats.
  • The current regulations also negatively affect the sale of new, cleaner boats.
  • Cars and trucks get 10x better fuel mileage than recreational boats, new or used.
  • This problem is inescapable, as boats will be the very last vehicles to be electric, due to the prohibitive weight and cost of the required battery capacity at 5-10x the requirements for cars.

See:

  1. Our DRAFT EPA White Paper on reducing carbon emissions in recreational boats. Recreational Boating and COP21 Paris Agreement

  2. The Maritime Executive Magazine “Low Carbon Study Ready for MEPC 70″

Cleantech and 2015 Traction

Cleantech, Innovation, Marine Propulsion

2015 has been a good year for us. And we are now alumni of the Cleantech Open Pacific Northwest.

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We feel we can contribute to solving the global impact of fast boats and ships, in recreational boats, military and unmanned applications. We particularly look forward to working with the electric motor community.

Please see our one-page 2015 Progress Report  –
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  • March:  American Society of Naval Engineers – Click Here
  • April:  Marine Propulsion Magazine (UK) –  IntelliJet nominated for Innovation Award by editors
  • July: Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) –– Click Here
  • August:  Office of Naval Research — Poster  – Click Here
  • September:  2015 Defense Innovation Challenge – Approved and ranked “high-interest” for Showcase Display at http://defenseinnovation.us/
  • October: Cleantech Accelerator Program, Pacific NW Region –
    Accepted into program in May, 2015 and “graduated” October, 2015. Paper – Boats: Technology Laggards of Transportation Industry – Click Here

The Amphibious Fighting Vehicle

Military Ships

This month I attended the Office of Naval Research conference on “Lessons Learned” in the now abandoned development of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) shown below.

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I also presented a poster on efficient conversion of power to thrust under varying loads and speeds:

Why can’t a Boat be more like a Plane?!

The Office of Naval Research is now charged with developing and qualifying technologies that would make a high speed amphibious vehicle practical in the future.

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Accepted into Cleantech Accelerator!

Cleantech, Transportation

cleantechsectiona1b3db6113c7363bfaf9a65667cbde6eab84b0b6Cleantech Open 2015 Accelerator Program
We find, fund, and foster the most promising cleantech startups on the planet.

I attended the National Academy WEST, a 3-day boot camp in CA, and was impressed by fellow attendees as well as notable speakers such as Guy Kawasaki, Michael Eckhardt, and Bill Reichert.

We are now enjoying the collaborative culture associated with CleanTech Alliance Washington that works to connect startups with people and resources to accelerate their success.

Latest:

Paper
Boats: Technology Laggards of the Transportation Industry
Why can’t a boat be more like a plane… a car…a refrigerator… or even a washing machine? All of them are more energy efficient through the use of electronically controlled, variable-speed drives.

Poster
Boats Can Be Cleantech, Too – The Evolution of Efficiency 

IntelliJet Featured by RINA

Innovation, Marine Propulsion, Military Ships, ,

RINAThinking Outside the Box

One of the major advantages of computer simulation is that it enables designers to think outside the box. Thanks to the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, London, UK, for making this point while calling attention to IntelliJet’s innovative features in their recent article below.

“Increasingly affordable CFD, computer simulation and 3D packages are enabling marine engineers to design more accurate solutions than is the case with building and testing, argues IntelliJet’s Jeff Jordan.”

Download the article:
Ship & Boat International July/August 2015
Computer Simulation, Design and WaterJets

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IntelliJet Nominated for Innovation Award

Boating Industry, Fuel Efficient Boats, Innovation, Jet Boats, Marine Propulsion, Military Navy Ships, ,

Marine Propulsion & Auxilliary Machinery“After careful review by the editors of Marine Propulsion and the advisory panel, the 2015 awards shortlist has been decided.”

We’re happy that IntelliJet propulsion technology for fast boats and ships is nominated for the “Innovation Award” to be presented at the Annual Marine Propulsion Conference April 15-16 in London.

Trends toward

  • fuel efficiency,
  • reduced emissions,
  • electronic control,
  • safety, and
  • reduction of damage to marine life

are making IntelliJet technology increasingly relevant.

Jet Boats/Ships Don’t Have to be Fuel Hogs

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I will present a paper on this subject at
ASNE Day 2015: Engineering America’s Maritime Dominance
March 4-5, 2015 in
Arlington, VA

Military Jet Boats Now Dominant, but Not Sustainable
Valued for their high speed capability and shallow draft, marine jets beat out propellers as the dominant propulsion in commercial and military craft, even though jets consume more fuel at lower speeds. Yet lower speeds are where they spend most of their time.

Water Jet Pump CFD

Office of Naval Research
Water Jet Pump CFD

Automotive and Aircraft Technologies to the Rescue
By incorporating technology from modern aircraft and cars, jet boats can be much more fuel efficient at low and mid-range speeds without sacrificing high-speed capability or the other operational advantages of current technology.

Simulation Saves Time and Money.
My technical paper and presentation also demonstrate the incorporation of variable geometry and electronic controls in computer simulations to test systems and accurately predict performance.  The models developed in this process are directly useful in rapid prototyping.

The graphic above is an example of the development of a marine jet pump using computational fluid dynamics.

My technical paper details computer design and simulation methods, which allow fast, accurate and economical prediction of performance and fuel consumption in any operational profile. The process produces files for use with the latest part prototyping and pilot production methods.