Hydrogen-fired tugboat close to certification

The hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric tugboat. Pic/VINSSEN

Maritime decarbonization technology specialist VINSSEN has received the Approval in Principle certification from the Korean Register for Korea's first tugboat featuring a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system.

The 2,700 kW hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric tugboat uses hydrogen fuel and stores excess electricity generated by the fuel cells in batteries for use during during high-output scenarios.

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