I’ve talked about hydrogen fuel cell boats many times in the past. But, one I’ve neglected to mention (and thanks to Heinz in Germany for sending this in) is the Hydra 1 fuel cell boat that was launched in the year 2000. Some of the previous fuel cell boats I’ve mentioned include the Duffy Ferryboat • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Boats
Zemships to Cruise Alster Lake in Germany
January 7, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Zemships to Cruise Alster Lake in Germany | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats, Hydrogen Vehicles.Zemships (zero emission ships) will be cruising Alster Lake near Hamburg, Germany this summer. Almost a year ago, I had talked about the $6.7 million Zemships project, which is a hydrogen fuel cell ferryboat that will carry 100-passengers across the lake. The Zemship is a hybrid vehicle using both fuel cell and battery pack for • Read More »
Canadians and Brits Set Sail on Hydrogen Boats
September 21, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats, Hydrogen Vehicles.This week both the Canadians and British have set sail on hydrogen fuel cell boats. In Canada, Jim Harrington, president of AGO Electronics, put a 300-watt Horizon fuel cell system in a 19-foot sloop and sailed it successfully, putting out zero emissions. In the UK, today, the University of Birmingham is unveiling its fully functional • Read More »
Windhunter Ships Use Turbines to Produce Hydrogen at Sea
April 25, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Windhunter Ships Use Turbines to Produce Hydrogen at Sea | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats, Hydrogen Fuel Production.The Florida-based Windhunter Corporation is taking a novel approach to producing mass quantities of hydrogen by setting sail for the high seas. According to the Windhunter website, they are researching and developing large maritime ships that carry various configurations of wind turbines on them and then chase the prevailing winds wherever they happen to be • Read More »
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ferryboats Planned in Near Future
February 9, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ferryboats Planned in Near Future | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats, Hydrogen Vehicles.Last week I blogged about a Dutch hydrogen ferryboat being built called the Fuel Cell Boat BV. Now, I wish to report that there are several other hydrogen ferryboats in the planning stages as well. Besides the Duffy hydrogen ferryboat prototype that was demonstrated in Newport Beach, California in 2003, there are plans to build • Read More »
Amsterdam Goes Dutch with First Commercial Fuel Cell Boat
February 2, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats, Hydrogen Vehicles.A consortium of Dutch companies, called Fuel Cell Boat BV has agree to build the first commercial hydrogen boat by the end of 2007. The hydrogen boat will be used in Amsterdam for transporting up to 100 passengers at a time. The Dutch fuel cell boat already has a group of waiting customers as 600 • Read More »
Hydrogen Boats Making Waves
May 23, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Boats Making Waves | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats, Hydrogen Vehicles.A Dutch fuel cell boat, the Hydrogen Xperiance, will be making waves on June 23, 2006. The hydrogen boat will be introduced at the Frisian Nuon Solar Challenge boat race as a “chase” express boat for VIP’s. The hydrogen boat was created by Ecofys in collaboration with Ganita Shipyard. The Hydrogen Xperiance will travel the • Read More »