China’s initial hydrogen gas cell powered watercraft “Three Gorges Hydrogen Boat No. 1” has actually been released in Guangdong.
“Three Gorges Hydrogen Boat No. 1” is a 164 foot long, 33 foot large guest catamaran efficient in getting to an optimum rate of 17 miles/hr. It is powered by a 500 kW hydrogen gas cell with a 1,800 kWh lithium battery system and also has a series of 124 miles. The steel-hulled vessel has a light weight aluminum superstructure and also glass drape wall surface building and construction.
It is anticipated to blaze a trail for absolutely no discharges vessels for China’s inland rivers and also is developed according to Class B solution location and also Class J2 solution area criteria for inland rivers. To advertise the prevalent application of hydrogen power in the Three Gorges area, the Three Gorges Group has actually spent greatly in sustaining the building and construction of shore-based hydrogen bunkering terminals.
The vessel was developed by Wuhan Changjiang Ship Design Institute and also constructed by Jianglong Shipbuilding for China Yangtze Powe r to China Classification Society (CCS) policies. The gas cell and also lithium battery systems were developed by theNo 712 Research Institute of China Shipping Group.
The vessel has actually gotten the personalities of category and also course symbols of FC-POWER 1, Green Ship -3, I-ship (M), EEDI-3 and also Electrical Propulsion System, and also has a greater environment-friendly and also smart ship ranking.
CCS suggested a style plan for the gas cell therapy that fulfills the layout standards of the IMO “Interim Guidelines for the Safety of Ships Using Fuel Cell Power Installations”, accomplished hydrogen leak in the hydrogen cyndrical tube storeroom, carried out as simulation evaluation of the effects of diffusion catastrophes, and also assisted the developer to exercise a practical ship design plan.
This use hydrogen gas cells will certainly supply a vital academic basis and also information assistance for the succeeding promo of hydrogen gas cell watercrafts in China, states CCS.
