Eco Factor: Low-emission boat powered by an electric engine.
Swedish fuel cell developer Cellkraft has tested the reliability of its PEM fuel cells by powering a small boat with fuel cells for a lengthy trip. The journey was made to test the viability of the company’s fuel cells which run on hydrogen produced from methanol.
The small boat with a two man crew was propelled by an electric outboard engine powered by fuel cells. The test is part of a project under way at Cellkraft, financed by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, to demonstrate a robust and efficient fuel cell system to generate electric power from methanol.
The 87 nautical mile journey, that started in Stockholm and went up to Öregrund in the north of the Stockholm archipelago, was completed at an average speed of 4.6 knots, during which the boat consumed 13 liters of methanol.
