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18 February 2021 10:15 Business
Justin Ratcliffe
Many energy commentators believe that hydrogen is the transport fuel of the future. But are fuel cells the answer to the yachting industry’s dependence on fossil fuels?
Moored in her home port of Saint-Malo in Brittany, the 30-metre, hydrogen-powered catamaran
Energy Observer is a hive of activity. It’s mid-February and the first energy self-sufficient vessel using renewable sources to produce hydrogen from purified seawater is just days away from embarking on a round-the-world voyage that will last four years.
Having already racked up over 18,000 nautical miles since her launch in 2017, by the time you read this the floating smart-grid laboratory will be en route for Tokyo and the Olympic Games before moving on to California.