The Nemo H₂ is a passenger ship developed by Fuel Cell Boat for 88 people in

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for which the power for the electric motor is generated by a fuel cell on

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. It is the first boat for 88 people in the

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with a fuel cell. The

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laying was in Hasselt in 2008 and the first boat is in operation on the

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s in Amsterdam since December 2009.

Specification

A boat for 87 passengers, 21.95 m long and 4.25 m wide with a depth of 1 meter and a height of 65 cm above the water, an 11 kW electric

bow thruster Manoeuvering thruster (bow thruster or stern thruster) is a transversal propulsion device built into, or mounted to, either the bow or stern, of a ship or boat to make it more manoeuvrable. Bow thrusters make docking easier, since they allow th ...

and a 55 cm/75 kW electric

azimuth thruster An azimuth thruster is a configuration of marine propellers placed in pods that can be rotated to any horizontal angle (azimuth), making a rudder unnecessary. These give ships better maneuverability than a fixed propeller and rudder system. Ty ...

, 6 hydrogen storage tanks with a pressure of 35 MPa for 24 kg of hydrogen, with a 60-70 kW PEM fuel cell and an integrated 30-50 kW battery . The ship has a 9-hour range at a cruising speed of 9

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s. The

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is powered by NoordzeeWind for the

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and has a production capacity of 60 m³ of hydrogen per hour which would be sufficient for two cruise boats.

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