India’s first indigenously built hydrogen-fueled #electricvessel is planned to be delivered by 2023 Madhu S Nair, Chairman and Managing Director of Cochin Shipyard Limited
Indian Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways announced the innovative project, kick-starting #India’s efforts towards green shipping.
The ship in question will be a hydrogen-powered #fuelcell passenger ferry
Cochin Shipyard the largest #shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India has teamed up with Indian partners such as Pune-based KPIT Technologies developers in the area of hydrogen fuel cells #powertrain and the Indian Register of Shipping for developing rules and regulations for such vessels.
“The construction of India’s first indigenous hydrogen-fueled #electricvessel is a pilot project. We have completed the engineering and the construction will also start very soon as we are going to order the equipment required,” according to Nair.
Fuel cells operating on hydrogen fuel are an efficient, environmentally friendly, zero-emission, direct current (DC) power source already applied to heavy-duty buses, trucks, and trains, and are now under development for marine applications.
Source:H2 intelligence
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