What is synthetic Fuel or e-Fuel? E-Fuel or synthetic fuel is a liquid fuel, very similar to what we know today. The big difference is that it does not come from fossil energy sources, but from a chemical process based on hydrogen, and the energy used to manufacture it is renewable, so it is a 100% clean fuel. Synthetic fuels are born as a real alternative to the problems of limitation in the autonomy of current batteries given their higher energy density. If a manufacturing process is found that allows such synthetic fuels to be developed without high costs, combustion engines could become totally carbon neutral. Speaking in numbers, the net result could be a reduction of 2.8 gigatons of CO2 in Europe by 2050. And best of all, e-Fuels can be used in multiple applications. Obtaining synthetic fuel For ...
In the workshops of the Navantia Turbine factory, located in the Ferrol shipyard, several tasks are currently being carried out, one of them for the F-110 frigates, which have not yet begun to be executed. These days, the facilities of the old Bazán undertake the tests of one of the gearboxes for the fifth Arab corvette that is built in the San Fernando factory (Cádiz). In addition, the shaft lines and torpedo tubes for the S-80 class submarines that are manufactured in Cartagena are also produced. Para poder llevar a cabo estos trabajos, la fábrica de Turbinas ha diseñado una nueva máquina, que supone un salto de calidad en el mecanizado de las fragatas con respecto a los procedimientos que se llevaron a cabo con las F-100. Fue construida por una empresa del País Vasco y está ya instalada en los talleres ...
Navantia Ferrol has become the first shipyard in Europe to have specific 5G for the naval sector. The public company, together with Telefónica España, Ericsson, Cinfo and Idronia have implemented three solutions with this technology, which can be applied to both the construction and repair of ships. This initiative is developed within the framework of the first call for grants from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation with ERDF funds. One of the applications will allow “a non-specialized local operator to carry out repair or maintenance tasks with the assistance of a remote specialist and thus reduce the downtime of the industrial chain,” according to the promoters. In addition, they recall that, “at present, the machinery and devices used in an assembly line and industrial processes are very complex, which entails a highly specialized support that few people ...
The path to shipyard 4.0, seeking the implementation of technological solutions to deal with naval component manufacturing processes, advances through the F4ST initiative, developed by Navantia, together with its technological partners Aimen, Electrorayma, Intaf, OMT and Tecoi , which presented via telematics the progress achieved so far, with the horizon set in 2022 and a budget of around ten million euros. Representatives of the companies that participate in this initiative explained in detail each one of the works that is being developed. The F4ST project seeks the implementation of these technological solutions, with the optimization of the manufacturing processes of complex naval components in the manufacturing lines of sub-blocks and offshore wind components. In fact, the application of these 4.0 technologies is focused on two manufacturing lines that are developed in the shipyard and on which the investment for the ...