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The
BGV 461 - 2011 design by Giles Vaton
ARTICLE
11
Jul 2011
The
World's Largest "Zero Carbon Neutral" Super Yacht Exceeding 60
Knots: BGV MY 461 Mega -Yacht
Revolutionary Eco-Efficiency,
Eco-Friendliness and Eco-Innovation Super
Yacht Technology
A striking new "Paradigm Shift"
takes to the sea. Measuring 140.63 m/ 431'63
(respectively), BGV MY-461 Mega Yacht will
have the carbon footprint far smaller, often
reaching Zero, when compared to other
vessels even a third of her size. As
projected, her lowering of CO2 emissions is
equivalent to the annual carbon footprint
than less than 1,630 people on Earth.
She will have an innovative and timeless
design that will be able to travel at high
speed in warm and shallow waters, whilst
providing luxurious and sophisticated
accommodation to its guests. The yacht will
break new grounds in terms of dimension,
performance and technology.
Principle Characteristics:
• Length overall: 140.63 m
• Length, waterline: 140.63 m
• Beam, central hull: 8.863 m
• Total Breadth: 42.63 m
The BGV Trimaran Hull (global patent)
reduces resistance up to 28%, and is a hydro
and aerodynamic advanced high-speed
displacement hull design, maximum solar cell
deployment and kinetic energy regeneration
alongside computerized monitoring systems
for energy and heating. With a hybrid power
supply sourced from the sun, she is the
ultimate ecological yachting experience.
Solar cells and Lithium-ion storage system
allow the vessel to achieve speeds under
peak loads or to navigate in and out of
harbors with carbon neutral CO2 emissions.
Operating with renewable sources of energy,
this yacht combines the advantages of
reserve power for emergencies, more comfort
in rough seas, and more space for
entertaining privileged guests all while
having Zero Carbon
Footprint.
"Power Generation"
Solar power and the use of fuel cells are
mounted on the superstructure, which are
capable of producing enough stored charge to
run the entire vessel's lighting systems;
even enough to manoeuvre the ship at low
speed around harbors using the planned
rotating water jets, thus reducing the
dependence on conventional generators for
electrical power. Solar cells will exemplify
cutting edge technology and will be
implanted onto flexible surfaces using a
semiconductor ink, allowing them to be
deployed on almost any surface. The
electrical power plant is powered entirely
by non-polluting solar panels that envelope
the structure like skin.
Additionally, the yacht utilizes wind
energy. The yacht is equipped with vertical
axis wind generators that do away with
bladed propellers and instead use helix
shaped wind vanes. The systems operate at
lower wind speeds when compared to wind
turbines.
"Energy Conservation"
The installation of new type of solar
control glass will reduce the heat that
enters the internal space. Additionally,
this super yacht is coated with heat
reflective paint on the hull and
superstructure, which will completely
eliminate the need for climate control when
the vessel is moored in a tropical or
sub-tropical environment and will add energy
conservation saving to up to 29%.
"Waste Management"
The yacht has the installation of a
hydraulic press and the subsequent removal
of the liquid element, which can
dramatically reduce both its, volume and
weight and enable it to be stored in a dry
and odour-free form. The water that is
extracted can then join other grey water
outputs such as those from showers, laundry
and the galley will be sent to a water
recycling facility that will use either
biological or distillation processes to
separate the purified water from the
residual elements. Elsewhere on board
non-organic waste is compacted for high
density and low volume storage while waiting
for recycling. She also is equipped with
"bio gas digestion system" for the
kitchen that uses the waste from food for
energy creation that fuels the cooking
stoves.
BGV MY-461 will be carbon neutral in even
the most sensitive environs. The yacht will
have the capability to internalize the
already lower CO2 emissions and waste the
yacht cannot avoid generating.
As for who will take over the top spot as
owner of BGV MY 461 the most Eco-Efficienct,
Zero Carbon Footprint Super Yacht- who
knows? Anything is possible- it's just a question
of who is willing to conquer the seas?
CAD
BGV Innovation uses the best CAD modelling tools available and has several
Work-stations equipped with the CATIA Dassault Système programme, thus providing hyper-professional solutions for new
projects – from the original concept through to turnkey delivery
CONTACTS
Naval Architect - Gilles Vaton
Bureau : +33 (0)4 91 54 00 00
Mobile : +33 (0)6 13 02 04 17
Vatongilles@orange.fr
9 bis, rue Protis
13007 Marseille France
www.vaton-design.com
www.bgvdesign.com
Hubert Vinez
hubert@yacht-josephine.com
+ 33 (0)6 322 22 523
http://www.yacht-josephine.com/
Lucius von Bron
BGV.Megayacht@gmail.com
LINKS
http://www.bgvdesign.com/
http://www.bgvdesign.com/bgvanglais/concept.htm
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/carbon-offset-projects
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/may/06/eco-super-yacht-carbon-neutral
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