# Hydrogen powered coaster

**URL:** https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hydrogen-powered-coaster/62782
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum
**Created:** [April 8, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hydrogen-powered-coaster/62782 "2022-04-08T12:54:19Z")
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### Author: ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hydrogen-powered-coaster/62782/1 "2022-04-08T12:54:19Z")

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With Orca will be the world’s first hydrogen - powered cargo ship. The ship will sail on a long-term contract for HeidelbergCement and Felleskjøpet Agri, and will be put into operation in 2024.  
Illustration: Norwegian Ship Design

[https://presse.enova.no/pressreleases/verdens-foerste-hydrogendrevne-lasteskip-faar-100-millioner-kroner-i-stoette-fra-enova-3173358?fbclid=IwAR0swA59aIRVaqcH6Xq5WmajcCarcQR1XdoiUmUuvH\_8pH8v6g7LHSwmuok](https://presse.enova.no/pressreleases/verdens-foerste-hydrogendrevne-lasteskip-faar-100-millioner-kroner-i-stoette-fra-enova-3173358?fbclid=IwAR0swA59aIRVaqcH6Xq5WmajcCarcQR1XdoiUmUuvH_8pH8v6g7LHSwmuok)

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> The cargo ship shall be equipped with a hydrogen combustion engine, as well as a hydrogen fuel cell and battery, to ensure optimal operation during loading and unloading operations.
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> The vessel has a number of energy-saving measures such as Flettner rotors. That is, cylinders that spin around in the wind and give the ship propulsion. The specially designed hull, with immersion cooler and adapted rudder solution, makes it possible to utilize the wind to a greater extent than has been demonstrated previously.

“That is, cylinders that spin around in the wind and give the ship propulsion”.  
Not entirely correct, Works by the “Magnus effect”.

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### Author: ![yacht\_sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ed655f/32.png) [@yacht\_sailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/yacht_sailor)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/hydrogen-powered-coaster/62782/2 "2022-04-08T14:28:16Z")

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Toyota and BMW have sold hydrogen powered cars for a long time. The hard part isn’t switching an engine from gas or diesel to hydrogen, the hard part is finding a place to fill up and the fact that making hydrogen is a huge energy-loser.  
\*\* well hard part II is hydrogen leaks out of places other gasses don’t, so 2 hard parts…