A Tuckerboot on
hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol H and atomic number 1. It is the lightest and abundance of the chemical elements, most abundant chemical element in the universe, constituting about 75% of all baryon, normal matter ...
is an 8-person ship, power-assisted by an electric motor that gets its electricity from a
fuel cell
A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen fuel, hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions. Fuel cells are different from most bat ...
. Two boats are operating in
Hamburg
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. The design is based on the AMS Tuckerboot 675.
Refueling
The boats are refueled with exchangeable
tanks
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; t ...
at the
hydrogen station
A hydrogen infrastructure is the infrastructure of points of hydrogen production, truck and pipeline transport, and hydrogen stations for the distribution and sale of hydrogen fuel, and thus a crucial prerequisite before a successful commerciali ...
at
Hamburg Airport
Hamburg Airport () , is a major international airport in Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany. Since November 2016 the airport has been named after the former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt. It is located north of the city centre in t ...
.
Specifications
Boat 6.76 m long, 2.44 m wide,
draft
Draft, the draft, or draught may refer to:
Watercraft dimensions
* Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel
* Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
* Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a v ...
0.54 m, 15 Nm
hydrogen storage
Several methods exist for storing hydrogen. These include mechanical approaches such as using high pressures and low temperatures, or employing chemical compounds that release H2 upon demand. While large amounts of hydrogen are produced by variou ...
tank, with two 1.2 kW/24 V
PEM fuel cells, a 24V/180Ah
battery
Battery or batterie most often refers to:
* Electric battery, a device that provides electrical power
* Battery (crime), a crime involving unlawful physical contact
Battery may also refer to:
Energy source
* Battery indicator, a device whic ...
, two electric motors (, 24 V, 28 A each) for 8 passengers.
See also
*
Hydrogen ship
A hydrogen-powered ship is a vessel that uses hydrogen as a fuel source, typically in the form of compressed gas or liquid hydrogen. These ships generate propulsion and onboard power through fuel cells or internal combustion engines adapted to bur ...
*
Hydrogen vehicle
A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle that uses hydrogen to move. Hydrogen vehicles include some road vehicles, rail vehicles, space rockets, forklifts, ships and aircraft. Motive power is generated by converting the chemical energy of hydrogen to me ...
*
Hydrogen economy
The hydrogen economy is an umbrella term for the roles hydrogen can play alongside low-carbon electricity to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The aim is to reduce emissions where cheaper and more energy-efficient clean solutions are not ava ...
References
External links
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*{{cite web , url=http://www.eilunh.de/html/h2yacht.html , title=AMS H2Yacht 675 – Technik von morgen , trans-title=AMS H2Yacht 675 – Technology of Tomorrow , language=German , website=Ostsee-Portal , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209183654/http://www.eilunh.de/html/h2yacht.html , archivedate=2012-02-09
Hydrogen ships
Ships