The boats that move cargo up and down America's rivers (also called tow boats) are enormous fuel consumers. Now there are plans to develop a hybrid vessel.Alternative Energy News.info reports:
"General Electric and the C-MAR Group .... announced plans to work together on the development of hybrid engine technologies for tugboats, in an effort to offer lower costs for customers and while lowering carbon emissions. The tugboat platform builds on current hybrid technology projects for locomotives, city buses and off-highway vehicles. These hybrid technologies are all part of GE’s ecomagination initiative." See full article.
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