LOGAN to deploy fuel cell units at nine US military, NASA sites
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 71 KB
- Volume
- 2011
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1464-2859
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✦ Synopsis
by hydrogen fuel cells in a compound hybrid arrangement along with wind turbines, solar panels, and a Tier 2 diesel engine for additional energy needs.
'Delivering our standard fuel cell power modules allows customers to rapidly deploy fuel cells in a wide variety of challenging environments,' says Daryl Wilson, president and CEO of Hydrogenics. 'In addition to providing fuel cell power modules, we will support Hornblower's US Coast Guard certification process, by utilizing our vast experience working with many of the leading certification bodies throughout the world.'
The marine market is well poised to benefit from fuel cells, in both environmental and efficiency terms. When in harbor, vessels typically utilize diesel main engines or auxiliary power units, with significant emissions and noise. In the case of fleets which return to a common port or base, the economic justification for hydrogen fueling stations can be compelling.
'By combining hydrogen, solar and wind power, Hornblower will minimize its environmental impact as we transport guests to popular national landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island,' says Terry MacRae, CEO of Statue Cruises and its parent company, Hornblower Cruises & Events in San Francisco. 'The technology on the Hornblower Hybrid is now scalable for other hybrid ferries, hybrid yachts, and even hybrid tugs.'
Last fall Statue Cruises announced that it would be building a hydrogen hybrid ferry for services to the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island in New York Harbor [FCB, January 2011].