The hover barge is an environmentally friendly alternative to many traditional access methods.

The ground pressure of the hover barge is only 1psi whilst on hover, when an average man walking exerts between 5-10psi.

Not only is the hover barge more environmentally friendly for the terrain it passes over, it also eliminates the need for construction work such as docks or roads.

Unlike permanent access methods, the hover barge can be used again on other projects, especially when constructed in a modular form for easy transportation between distant locations.

An example application of the hover barge could be in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).  The drilling platforms would be truly temporary , hovering between drilling locations, and supplied by hover supply barges.  This would eliminate the need to build supply roads, or accommodation camps and drilling bases as these would all be on the hover barges.

Another possible application is in fight to save the wetlands.  The need to move thousands of tons of material to help wetlands restoration could be done on hover.

Please view our wetlands solution and an interesting article from the National Geographic Society.

The hover barge:

• Exerts only 1psi on hover
• Capable of carrying thousands of tons
• No permanent buildings
• No roads or docks required
• Hover over land, swamps or water
• Use as a drill rig & supply base
• Reusable on other projects

View our environmental impact report (PDF)