Otilia Drăgan
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A master’s in International Relations, as well as working in online media for more than five years, have given her a deeper perspective on how people everywhere can inspire each other.
Homes on wheels, aircraft or boats, these fresh, sometimes quirky, ideas from all over the world are worth sharing.
Italian Style Meets Eco-Aware Capabilities in This New Luxury Yacht
26 Jan 2023, 02:24 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This year’s boot Düsseldorf has been the perfect setup for top European builders to showcase their latest developments. Pardo Yachts, the powerboat brand of the reputable Cantiere del Pardo with decades of history in shipbuilding, has un...
Sanlorenzo to Build the World’s First Superyacht Powered Only by Green Methanol
25 Jan 2023, 07:02 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Although it minimizes the contribution of yachting to global pollution, stating that it accounts for “only” 0.22% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping sector, the luxury superyacht builder Sanlorenzo wants to lead the w...
Innovative Tilt-Wing VTOL Made in Switzerland Gets a New Financial Boost
25 Jan 2023, 06:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The combination of a tilt-wing (for improved aerodynamics) design with hybrid propulsion could be the winning formula for rugged aircraft that can handle challenging missions, with no emissions. Back in 2021, a small drone managed to stand out a...
The Largest Purpose-Built Business Jet Gets a Prestigious U.S. Award for Interior Design
25 Jan 2023, 05:10 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / By the end of last year, one of the most highly-anticipated new business jets had finally entered the production stage. When it enters service, it’s set to become the world’s largest purpose-built business jet in operation. This is the ...
Amsterdam’s Pilot Vessel Neo Orbis Will Use Hydrogen in an Innovative Fixed Form
25 Jan 2023, 04:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / All kinds of vessels have kicked off construction this month, but one of the most exciting ones is undoubtedly the Neo Orbis. A pioneering vessel in a pilot project that’s unfolding at the Port of Amsterdam, this green boat will run on hydrog...
This Is Officially the Best Luxury Cruiser in Europe
25 Jan 2023, 03:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The highly-anticipated boot Düsseldorf event continues throughout this week, after having not only showcased some of the latest and most exciting builds, but also announced the most important winners in boating. That’s because this year ...
The ARC Linx P9 VTOL Will Take Green Flights to Another Level
25 Jan 2023, 02:16 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / We’re not even at the point of regular air taxi operations, and folks in the business are already warning about a serious predicament – insufficient capacity. One of the ways of counteracting that is to focus on larger aircraft that are...
The Port of Valencia Will Pioneer Two Hydrogen-Fueled Machinery Prototypes
23 Jan 2023, 07:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Big and small ports alike, all over the world, have entered an era of major transformation in terms of energy. Not only do they need to support vessels in their efforts to cause fewer emissions (through the implementation of onshore power supplies ...
A New Test Site for Fully-Automated eVTOL Flights to Be Launched in Germany
23 Jan 2023, 06:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Infrastructure is a major step towards future AAM (Advanced Air Mobility) but not the final one. Even if we have all kinds of flying taxis and cargo drones, and dedicated vertiports are slowly starting to be built, we need the glue that brings it a...
JUICE Spacecraft Gearing up to Embark on ESA’s Largest Planetary Mission Ever
23 Jan 2023, 05:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Jupiter and its largest moons first revealed themselves to Galileo Galilei in 1610. Today, a spacecraft bearing a commemorative plaque in honor of the Italian astronomer is getting ready to travel through space and reach this giant planet, giving t...
Hydrogen Aviation Startup Marks Successful Fuel Cell Test Run
23 Jan 2023, 04:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / We might witness revolutionary hydrogen-powered regional flights sooner than we think. Not thanks to all-new aircraft design, but through the magic of retrofitting. An American startup that’s betting all of its money on hydrogen technology ju...
A New High-End Cruising Concept Emerges as Project Sama
23 Jan 2023, 03:00 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Cruising and high-end yachting have each been part of their separate worlds, but a new trend is bringing them closer than ever before. Reputable hospitality brands are dabbling into cruising, but through a different approach that’s largely in...
The Only Sirena 78 Yacht Available This Year Showcased at Boot Dusseldorf
23 Jan 2023, 02:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The new year started off right for the yachting and watersports industries, with the return of a major event – boot Dusseldorf kicked off this past weekend after a long hiatus. Among the numerous builders ready to show off some of their later...
Turkish Airlines Will Get Its 400th Airplane Just in Time for the Country’s Centenary
20 Jan 2023, 06:49 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This year is a special, celebratory year for Turkey, as the Republic commemorates 100 years since its birth. It will also be an important year for its flagship carrier, Turkish Airlines (THY) which has seen tremendous growth over the past two decad...
America’s Emerging Wind Farms to Be Supported by a New Service Vessel
20 Jan 2023, 05:51 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A collaboration between some of the biggest names in the offshore energy industry and ship building will result in the creation of a new service operation vessel, specifically meant for supporting the emerging offshore wind energy sector in the U.S...
Vertical Aerospace to Soon Start Delivering the First eVTOLs to Japan
20 Jan 2023, 05:01 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Over the last couple of years, we’ve been hearing all about the impressive pre-orders secured by various eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) manufacturers, from customers all over the world. We are now finally getting closer to the...
Australian Government Funds Conversion Project for Future Electric Aviation
20 Jan 2023, 04:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / As exciting as all-new electric boats and electric aircraft might be, there’s hardly enough of them to have a powerful impact on reducing the emission levels of current commercial aviation and boating. Waiting around until brand-new electric ...
Royal Navy Turns a Norwegian Commercial Vessel Into a Subsea Surveillance Beast
20 Jan 2023, 03:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / One quick look at this bizarre seaworthy machine will tell you that it’s nothing like the military ships we’re used to admiring in the UK Royal Navy’s fleet. That’s because it was a simple workhorse for commercial underwater...
A Serious Price Cut Got This Unique-Looking Brazilian Yacht a New Owner
20 Jan 2023, 02:14 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes even the priciest, largest superyachts can be snatched off the market in record time. More often than not, luxury yachts can wait years for the right owner, during which their price gets slashed a few ti...
Teenager to Drive Across the UK in an Electric RIB for a Noble Purpose
19 Jan 2023, 07:18 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / We’ve covered several boating adventures here at autoevolution, carried out by people of different ages who were ready to break records in one way or another, as long as they were on a boat. This upcoming one is special not just because of th...