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It has been developed by the commercial spin-off of the Energy Observer project, which is in the process of sending a specially designed hydrogen-electric craft around the globe without a drop of fossil fuel. By 2025, there’ll be production boats with hydrogen energy systems.’Īs the name here implies, this unit is considered as a range extender to an electric boat, but it is also an effective generator. ‘We’re expecting a 70% reduction in costs. ‘The price of fuel cells and green hydrogen is really going to drop, especially when large scale electrolysis gets online,’ he says.

#Sharp copiers small scale production series full

The cost of buying and installing a full system starts at around €100,000, according to Sharp. Genevos is also developing larger units with outputs of 30kW and 45kW. The unit is over a metre long (110cm), 65cm wide and 35cm high, although it weighs in at just 90kg. The extra power comes with extra dimensions, though.Ī hydrogen-based power module that you can order now, although you won’t receive it til 2022 One of the benefits of proton membrane exchange technology like this is that it can supply even very low currents efficiently and step up in the blink of an eye. This makes it suitable for propulsion in smaller or easily driven boats, and should easily cover hotel loads on a larger boat with lots of gadgets. It is in a different league to the Efoy, capable of generating up to 15kW of continuous power. Spun out of the sailing campaign of Phil Sharp and his IMOCA 60 OceansLab, this is a hydrogen-based power module that you can order now, although manufacturing is still at a low level, so you won’t receive your fuel cell module until 2022. At 12V, expect to get 460Ah (5.5kWh) out of the small 5L cartridge or 925Ah (11.1kWh) from the big 10L one.Įfoy 80 BT: £2,670 Efoy 150 BT: £4,230, Hydrogen Genevos HPM-15 Liquid methanol fuel comes in 5L or 10L canisters costing £75.60 or £106.80 respectively.

#Sharp copiers small scale production series install

You can install an optional control panel in the system to see what’s going on, or add an Efoy Bluetooth adapter – sometimes bundled – and consult the Efoy app via smartphone or tablet. No need to worry about exhaust gases – just a small quantity of waste water, which should be drained or collected. More excitingly, the French company EODev is building a floating hydrogen refuelling station which actually makes its own hydrogen by desalinating and electrolysing seawater in the harbour.ĮFOY fuel cells lead the market for small-scale methanol unitsīoth units are fairly compact (448 x 198 x 275mm) and weigh less than 7kg, making them easy to site. It would not take a big leap to start developing a distribution network around petrol station forecourts and extending to key harbours. Growing momentum for hydrogen powered boatsĪcross Europe, many pilot schemes are being rolled out via mobile or small-scale distributors and there are already 11 UK filling stations – concentrated in the south-east of England. His company has developed a stand-alone refueller called the HyQube as well as refuelling stations on wheels. ‘Right now, the thing that’s stopping us is the availability of hydrogen,’ agrees Sperrey. The other challenge is a relative lack of infrastructure for distributing pure hydrogen (of any colour), which makes it rather difficult to fill up during a cruise. This gives rise to different ‘colours’ of fuel, ranging from green to grey, brown and black – a loose measure of how environmentally friendly they are. Would you make the switch? We ask two sailors who have looked at how the real-world numbers stack up on… The drawback here is that methanol reactions generate CO2 and ammonia produces polluting nitrous oxides.Īll these fuels can be produced industrially from fossil fuels, with the associated emissions, or from water and air using renewable energy. They naturally contain less usable energy than pure hydrogen, so are less efficient, but being stored in standard fuel tanks makes them easier to integrate with current designs of boat. It makes perfect sense from an environmental perspective.’ Hydrogen powered boats: Liquid fuelĪnother approach is to use a liquid fuel that is rich in hydrogen – like methanol or ammonia. ‘We’re not looking at replacing the diesel engine – although that is the ultimate goal. Using gaseous hydrogen as a fuel leads French marine fuel cell developer EODev to be cautious about marine applications. Using a 350-bar system, the weight of the fuel cell and the hydrogen storage system still comes in below that of a traditional diesel set-up, but it requires more volume and it costs more. ‘In the near future, there’ll be hundreds of 32 foot hydrogen powered boats,’ promises Daedalus founder, Michael Reardon