Archives: Hydrogen Boats

China’s first 500kW hydrogen fuel-powered ship, Three Gorges hydrogen ship No.1, was launched into service by the China Three Gorges Corporation. A 500-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cell-driven service ship initiated operations in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province on Monday, as per China Three Gorges Corporation. This is the initial ship of its kind in China. No.1 of Three • Read More »

I had first mentioned the Hydrogenesis fuel cell ferryboat during the 2012 European Hydrogen Road Tour. During October 2012 Hydrogenesis was supposed to launch but was beset with technical issues until now. According to the BBC News, “Commissioned for the city council’s Green Capital initiative, Hydrogenesis operates 45-minute trips between the Arnolfini and the ss • Read More »

The Canadian government has just floated the idea for creating new hybrid diesel, hydrogen fuel cell coast guard ships. Three retrofitted fisheries ships would replace four older coast guard ships to patrol both Atlantic and Pacific Oceans off the Canadian coast. Diesel-powered ships are fairly efficient when they are at full speed and out to • Read More »

In December 2011 I asked whether or not this purported hydrogen boat was a hoax or not. And now it’s time to ask the same question again. You see, this boat is part of the prestigious Cannes Boat Show this year and its builders are making the claim once again that the boat only uses • Read More »

I’ve talked about hydrogen boats, ships and other watercraft before but the Viking Lady supply ship has to be the largest vessel to date to use a fuel cell system for at least partial power. The Viking Lady uses primarily LPG for propulsion aided by a fuel cell system when necessary especially around eco-sensitive harbors. • Read More »

The last time I talked Turkey was November 9, 2011 to discuss the country’s first fuel cell car which was unveiled. The fuel cell car runs on sodium borohydride (NaBH4) which is created from the main mineral mined in Turkey, boron. Today I would like to talk Turkey again. Besides being a hotbed for development • Read More »

Okay, usually I don’t comment on stories in the news that seem too good to be true. A couple of years ago a story broke about a Japanese water car that all of the major media outlets picked up and ran with even through there was no proof that this vehicle worked as claimed. To • Read More »

ITM Power has done it again. Yesterday I had talked about how they had been given an award for their HFUEL on-demand hydrogen fueling station. Today I want to talk about how ITM Power has teamed up with Cheetah Marine to create a hydrogen-powered catamaran. The new hydrogen fueled Cheetah catamaran is going to be • Read More »

Rarely do I read an article that makes my blood boil. But this article by the Mail Online has done just that. While a number of us are pushing for hydrogen cars or at least cleaner standards for all cars there are gross polluting ships at sea that are spewing out more sulfur into the • Read More »