Eco Luxury Yachts

Richard Sauter points the Post Carbon Superyacht Future at RINA’s International Conference

Richard Sauter points the Post Carbon Superyacht Future at RINA’s International Conference

11 May 2011

Richard Sauter’s Ocean Empire Paper Presented at RINA’s International Super and Megayacht Conference points to the Post Carbon Superyacht as the Wave of the Future. The RINA Conference sponsored by ABS and Dessault Systemes was held at the Galata Museum at the port of Genoa last week. Papers were presented by universities, designers and key [...]

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Paracas Yachts eliminates fuel dependency with alternative energy solution

Paracas Yachts eliminates fuel dependency with alternative energy solution

21 March 2011

A new alternative energy solution has come from where it is least expected – a luxury mega yacht company. Paracas Yachts has patented hydro-electric regeneration technology that utilizes the sails of a large vessel to actively generate very large quantities of electrical power. The physics behind this technology is simple. As the mega yacht is [...]

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Ghost Yachts present the G180 Hybrid superyacht

Ghost Yachts present the G180 Hybrid superyacht

15 November 2010

Nearly a year after the presentation of Ghost Yachts’ Ghost G180, the team of Ghost Yachts and the Italian design studio Gloss Design joined forces with Imtech Marine & Offshore on the development of the Ghost G180H, the first full hybrid superyacht. The G180H is the company’s next step towards more sustainable, innovative and efficient [...]

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Sauter Carbon Offset Design presents the Guardian S Class, the worlds first Carbon Neutral Speed Boat.

Sauter Carbon Offset Design presents the Guardian S Class, the worlds first Carbon Neutral Speed Boat.

19 October 2010

A Mercedes Benz Blue-Hybrid Tender that demonstrates to the boating community how it can reduce “Global Warming Pollution” by 280 million metric tons per year. The Carbon Fibre Guardian S Class is a is 45 knot Solar Hybrid Vessel powered by an EPA car regulated Mercedes Benz Bluetec engine coupled to a Carbon-Grossbauteile electric motor. [...]

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Kingship to present Green Voyager at Singapore Superyacht Conference 12th October

Kingship to present Green Voyager at Singapore Superyacht Conference 12th October

8 October 2010

Green Voyager in Singapore Kingship will present “Green Voyager – a new way of cruising” to attendees of the second Singapore Superyacht Conference at ONE°15 Marina Club. Mr Tork Buckley, Senior Consultant at BBCL, will represent Kingship to do a 40 minute presentation at 1400hours on the 12th of October with detail on: • How [...]

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Superyachts Entice Billionaires With Sonic Cannons, Airplanes

Superyachts Entice Billionaires With Sonic Cannons, Airplanes

3 October 2010

Pascal Wiscour-Conter, having studied the business of superyachts for 20 years, has figured out what today’s seafaring billionaire wants most afloat. “NATO military technology integrated with NASA satellite tracking to create an invisible offensive security bubble with underwater sonic cannons and surface lasers that evaluate and take out anyone who lays siege to the vessel,” [...]

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Carbon Offset Design presents Super Nova, the worlds first Carbon Neutral Megayacht

Carbon Offset Design presents Super Nova, the worlds first Carbon Neutral Megayacht

19 September 2010

A Revolutionary Plug-in, Super Fast, Super Green, Solar Hybrid Vessel that’s capable of generating enough surplus electricity to cruise Carbon Neutral for 7,000 nautical miles every year. Richard Sauter Head of design commented.“ Super Nova’s state of the art Green Technology demonstrates that Carbon Neutral Superyachts are not just a futuristic dream, but a present [...]

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Adam Voorhees’ Ra superyacht blends sustainability with luxury

Adam Voorhees’ Ra superyacht blends sustainability with luxury

16 July 2010

Adam Voorhees has unveiled the designs of a 66-meter yacht that connects luxury, sustainability and nautical lifestyle. Dubbed Ra, the superyacht explores transformability of space and interactions with light to reinforce the connection with the marine environment. The vast main deck of the yacht serves as a multifunctional area that transforms for informal living or [...]

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Sauter Carbon Offset Design introduces Black Magic, a zero carbon vessel

Sauter Carbon Offset Design introduces Black Magic, a zero carbon vessel

18 June 2010

Sauter Carbon Offset Design introduces Black Magic, a zero carbon vessel that points to the way  future tankers can reduce their GHG emissions by 6 billion tons over the next 20 year Black Magic is a 4,000 ton Solar hybrid Vessel that reduces GHG emissions by 75 to 100% by harnessing energy from the sun, [...]

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Carbon Offset Design regrets to announce that the Ice Cap at the North Pole is gone forever

Carbon Offset Design regrets to announce that the Ice Cap at the North Pole is gone forever

10 June 2010

While we stand around debating who’s responsible for Global Warming, Polar Bears drown in search of a place to live. It may be too late for most of them, but what about us? We know that the Carbon footprint of commercial vessels can be reduced by 30 billion tons over the next 20 years, but [...]

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Carbon Offset Design Introduces Transcendence, the worlds first Zero Carbon Megayacht with a Top Speed of 25 knots

Carbon Offset Design Introduces Transcendence, the worlds first Zero Carbon Megayacht with a Top Speed of 25 knots

1 June 2010

A state of the art Solar Hybrid design that achieves a 50 to 100% reduction in GHG emissions by employing Mercedes Benz / MTU Bluetec engines to produce the cleanest marine propulsion system in the world. Richard Sauter head of design commented, »Transcendence is the Carbon Offset Alternative to comparable Hi-performance Megayachts. Her overall size [...]

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BWA Yachting introduces yacht carbon offset option

BWA Yachting introduces yacht carbon offset option

12 May 2010

BWA Yachting, worldwide leader in concierge and marine agency services to the superyacht industry, has introduced a new option for yachts who wish to offset their carbon footprint. Through preferred partners Yacht Carbon Offset, carbon emissions of the yacht’s engines can be balanced with equivalent greenhouse gas savings from independently audited projects around the world. [...]

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