Nemo H2
Encyclopedia
The Nemo H2 is a passenger ship
developed by Fuel Cell Boat for 88 people in Amsterdam
for which the power for the electric motor is generated by a fuel cell
on hydrogen
. It is the first boat for 88 people in the Netherlands
with a fuel cell. The keel
laying was in Hasselt in 2008 and the first boat is in operation on the canal
s in Amsterdam since December 2009.
and a 55 cm/75 kW electric azimuth thruster
, 6 hydrogen storage tanks with a pressure of 35 MPa for 24 kg of hydrogen, with a 60-70 kW PEM fuel cell and an integrated 30-50 kW battery . The ship has a 9 hour range at a cruising speed of 9 knots. The hydrogen station
is powered by NoordzeeWind
for the electrolysis of water
and has a production capacity of 60 m3 of hydrogen per hour which would be sufficient for two cruise boats.
Passenger ship
A passenger ship is a ship whose primary function is to carry passengers. The category does not include cargo vessels which have accommodations for limited numbers of passengers, such as the ubiquitous twelve-passenger freighters once common on the seas in which the transport of passengers is...
developed by Fuel Cell Boat for 88 people in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
for which the power for the electric motor is generated by a fuel cell
Fuel cell
A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. Hydrogen is the most common fuel, but hydrocarbons such as natural gas and alcohols like methanol are sometimes used...
on hydrogen
Hydrogen
Hydrogen is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the symbol H. With an average atomic weight of , hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant chemical element, constituting roughly 75% of the Universe's chemical elemental mass. Stars in the main sequence are mainly...
. It is the first boat for 88 people in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
with a fuel cell. The keel
Keel
In boats and ships, keel can refer to either of two parts: a structural element, or a hydrodynamic element. These parts overlap. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in construction of a ship, in British and American shipbuilding traditions the construction is dated from this event...
laying was in Hasselt in 2008 and the first boat is in operation on the canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
s in Amsterdam since December 2009.
Specification
A boat for 87 passengers, 21.95 m long and 4.25 m wide with a depth of 1 meter and a height of 65 cm above the water, a 11 kW electric bow thrusterBow thruster
A bow thruster is a transversal propulsion device built into, or mounted to, the bow of a ship or boat to make it more maneuverable. Bow thrusters make docking easier, since they allow the captain to turn the vessel to port or starboard without using the main propulsion mechanism which requires...
and a 55 cm/75 kW electric azimuth thruster
Azimuth thruster
An azimuth thruster is a configuration of ship propellers placed in pods that can be rotated in any horizontal direction, making a rudder unnecessary...
, 6 hydrogen storage tanks with a pressure of 35 MPa for 24 kg of hydrogen, with a 60-70 kW PEM fuel cell and an integrated 30-50 kW battery . The ship has a 9 hour range at a cruising speed of 9 knots. The hydrogen station
Hydrogen station
A hydrogen station is a storage or filling station for hydrogen, usually located along a road or hydrogen highway, or at home as part of the distributed generation resources concept. The stations are usually intended to power vehicles, but can also be used to power small devices. Vehicles use...
is powered by NoordzeeWind
OWEZ
Windpark Egmond aan Zee is the first large scale offshore wind farm built off the Dutch North Sea coast. It consists of 36 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines, each with nameplate capacity of 3 MW. In total the farm has a capacity of 108 MW...
for the electrolysis of water
Electrolysis of water
Electrolysis of water is the decomposition of water into oxygen and hydrogen gas due to an electric current being passed through the water.-Principle:...
and has a production capacity of 60 m3 of hydrogen per hour which would be sufficient for two cruise boats.