France’s first hydrogen-powered river vessel, launched by the Sogestran Group, sailed down the Seine in Paris yesterday (December 3).
The 55-metre ZULU 06 has a cargo capacity of 400 tonnes and has been purpose-built to take on urban logistics. LMG Marin designed the vessel, encompassing two 200kW hydrogen fuel cells delivered by Ballard and a power generation system supplied by ABB Marine & Ports.
ZULU 06, which uses 300kg of compressed hydrogen to power seven days of operation, was developed through the EU-funded FLAGSHIPS project.
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