NEW PRODUCTS Each quarter The Report brings you an update on some of the new pro- ducts and innovations to hit the boating, shipping and maritime industry. Design award for Dometic
Dometic’s PLB40 portable battery has received a distinction for high design quality in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2019.
The battery received the Red Dot, which the jury only awards to products that feature outstanding design.
“Innovative design is a key element of our product leadership in the market,” said Juan Vargues, Dometic president and CEO. “Outstanding design and functionality are what we strive for when we create a new product.”
The PLB40 is a next generation portable battery that has been engineered to satisfy outdoor and mobile lifestyles with high electrical demands.
New GIGA turbines reduce wind noise
GIGA Turbines’ enclosed rotor design reduces the noise traditionally associated wind generated turbines and can be installed on all types of boats, yachts, motor cruisers, canal boats and RIBs.
Made from injection moulded UV stable ASA plastic, GIGA turbines are compact, lightweight, durable and fully weatherproof.
“Our single turbine is just 325mm in diameter, making it the smallest wind turbine for leisure battery charging currently available,” says Steve McLoughlin, CEO.
The GIGA wind turbine will start generating power from 1.5m/s (3 knots) of wind and is capable of producing up to 30W from a single unit and 60W from a double unit at wind speeds of 13m/s (26 knots).
The GIGA turbine comes with integral electronic braking meaning that there is no upper limit to the wind speed in which the turbine can generate power.
The company – based on the Isle of Wight – is committed to keeping waste at a minimum and uses bioplastics for the prototyping of new designs. In addition, the copper used in the coils is from recycled sources.
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