Water taxis to run on hydrogen gas GREEN CRAFT TECHNOLOGY
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UNITED Nations-funded initiative aims to put Turkish-built, hydrogen-
powered water taxis into use in various locations in the Mediterranean and Middle East, writes Bill Thomson. The Brightwell Group, an investment
company with offices in The Netherlands, Turkey, and the USA, is representing Turkish boatbuilder Labranda in putting the project together under the umbrella of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation and International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (UNIDO- ICHET). The 10.9m catamaran-hulled water taxis
are designed to carry up to 10 passengers, making use of waterways in and around coastal towns in Turkey, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Greece. A letter of intent has been signed with US-
based Hydrogen Engine Centre (HEC) for the supply of up to 200 of HEC’s alternative- fuelled marine engines for the project. The engines will be based on a new 7.5litre
V8 spark-ignition engine being developed by HEC, and will replace 240hp diesel engines currently being used in these applications. HEC says that the engines are designed
for operation using hydrogen fuel and/ or compressed natural gas (CNG), but are capable of operating on a wide range of alternative fuels, including gasoline, propane, and ethanol. Fuels such as hydrogen not only burn with zero carbon emissions but also reduce dependence on volatile supplies of oil. The company says that it is also developing an engine capable of running on ammonia, which will additionally be free from carbon emissions. HEC believes that the marine industry will
HEC’s existing alternative-fuel engine – the new V8 will be based on this design.
provide a ready and expanding worldwide market for alternative, non-carbon fuelled engines. According to Joe E Lewis, vice president of
engine sales, ‘When it comes to alternative fuel technologies, the marine engine market
is wide open for significant new business development. At HEC, we are focused on developing the worldwide market for reliable, site-specific, renewable power generation, and alternative-fuel internal combustion engines.
New crane vessel meets EC emission targets O
NE of the first new vessels to comply with the stringent EU emission
requirements for inland waterways vessels was delivered in The Netherlands from the Scheepswerf Hoebee yard in September 2006, writes Alan Haig-Brown. MV Kraanvogel, owned by M Heuvelman, is an 86m self-propelled crane barge. The main engines are a pair of six-cylinder
IMO and EU emission compliant Cummins QSK19 M diesels, each delivering 750hp at 1800rev/min. This is the heavy duty rating for these engines that are also available with a continuous duty rating of 660hp at 1800rev/min. Cummins auxiliaries on the vessel include
a 4B3.9-G2/US224 C15 35kVA genset, a 4BT3.9-G3/UC224 E15 50kVA genset, a 6BT5.9-G6/UCM274E 111kVA genset, and an N14-G2 535hp bow thruster engine.
Kraanvogel, a self-propelled crane barge, is one of the first new vessels to meet EU emission requirements.
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