Future Proof Shipping, the Flagships project, and ZEM Ports NS project gathered key stakeholders to celebrate the successful launch of the H2 Barge 2 at Holland Shipyard Group´s Werkendam facility, just outside Rotterdam.
Could natural hydrogen solve some, if not ALL the problems foreseen in finding a “green” source of energy for steel production, heavy transport vehicles, shipping and even aviation?:
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“Green shortsea vessels with hydrogen power is our route to zero-emissions shipping. We are convinced hydrogen fuel would be available if we build the vessels,” said Mr Vedder.
Just read this old post. I am a bit skeptical that they are getting 50kW out of a little single cylinder engine turning less than 10K rpm and that off the shelf generator looks more like one for a home standby unit turning 3600 maximum. It has lots of shiny parts and expensive hoses though, that should attract some investors.
That video doesn’t say anything about the engine shown. It looks like a proof of concept device to test the ceramic components of an entirely different engine design that shows up in the background on whiteboards. My comment was not skepticism about the Carnot cycle or ceramic engine components, both have been in development for decades, it was about the claim that the engine shown produced 50kW. Nowhere in any of marketing material does the startup company provide any information about the demonstrator engine shown. This reminds me of Guy Negre’s MDI air car project, more hot air than reality, more hype than data, more marketing than machinery. It also reminds me of another more amusing local attempt to finance a “revolutionary breakthrough” in energy production.
