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December 9, 2009, the worlds first hydrogen fuel cell
canal trip boat has been baptised in Amsterdam.
This very innovative ship is the first ship in the world solely
designed and constructed for this type of production and use of energy
as well as propulsion.
Because of this type of use and production of energy and propulsion
the ship wil not emit hazardous gases. Neither will this ship produce annoying
noises.
The capacity of the fuel cell boat is about 87 passengers.
Start of the commercial operation in the Amsterdam area is expected
in May/June 2010.
The propulsion of this 'zero-emission' canal trip boat is by two electrical
propellors, a stern thruster as well as a bow thruster.
The electricity for this propulsion system and all other on board functions
wil be produced by two large fuel cells. These two fuel cells will use
high purity hydrogen.
The hydrogen will be produced by a landside electrolyzing system; the
electricity for the unit will in near future be produced at a North Sea windfarm.
The fuel cell boat arriving at Amsterdam Science Center Nemo minutes
before namegiving ceremony,December, 9, 2009.
Click on picture for more images of namegiving ceremony
Design, construction and project management for this fuel cell canal
trip boat is the activity of Fuel Cell Boat bv,
a Dutch private limited company, founded in 2006.
This consortium of five Dutch companies all well known in their industry
also designs and builts the first Dutch hydrogen production and dispensing
unit.
Design and construction of the fuel cell boat as well as of the hydrogen
dispensing station has been undertaken in very close cooperation with a
great variety of specialty suppliers, governmental bodies and institutions,
universities, research facilities and other (public) organisations and
(private) companies.
This project is an example of a so-called 'open innovation'.
This project will be financially supported by a subsidy of the Dutch
Ministery for Economic Affairs, arranged by the specialised Dutch national
agency SenterNovem in the framework of the "Energie
Onderzoek Subsidie (EOS/DEMO)" subsidy scheme.
Note:
Small vessels (sloop style) on hydrogen fuel cells and with electrical
propulsion already have been demonstrated in the Netherlands.
In Hamburg (Germany) a larger and more powerfull passenger ship sails
on hydrogen fuel cells, but this ship has not been designed newly for this
type of energy use and propulsion.
The Amsterdam fuel cell canal trip boat is the first ship in the world
designed with energy optimisation of the hull and use of hydrogen fuel
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