A passenger ferry powered by a hydrogen fuel cell is set to transport commuters
and tourists around Bristol Harbour.
The fuel cell on board the new boat dubbed Hydrogenesis will use hydrogen and
oxygen to produce energy, with water and heat as by-products.
Jas Singh, managing director of Auriga Energy and designer of the fuel cell,
told The Engineer: ‘It’s a steel-welded fuel-cell-powered boat that has been
built to demonstrate boats can run on fuel cells.’
The zero-emission ferry that has been built by Bristol Hydrogen Boats a
consortium formed between No 7 Boat Trips, the Bristol Packet, and Auriga Energy
Ltd will be powered by a 12kW
hydrogen fuel cell that will accelerate it to speeds of six to 10 knots.
Air Products will provide the hydrogen fuel and the refuelling infrastructure.
Singh explained that Auriga Energy is also responsible for developing the boat’s
power management unit. ‘Managing the power in the boat in accordance with the
demands from the pilot and the throttle is the trick,’ he said.
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Liberia, Monrovia
Goulburn, Australia,
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Latvia, Riga,
Iceland, Reykjavik
Lansing, Michigan
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