Tuckerboot (hydrogen)

Tuckerboot

History
Builder:	H2Yacht WerftAMS Marine Yachten
General characteristics
Length:	6.76 m (22.2 ft)
Beam:	2.44 m (8 ft 0 in)
Draft:	0.54 m (1 ft 9 in)
Installed power:	2 × 1.2 kW/24 V PEM fuel cells 24V/180Ah battery
Propulsion:	2 × 672 W (0.901 hp), 24 V, 28 A electric motors
Capacity:	8 passenger

A Tuckerboot on hydrogen is an 8 person ship, power-assisted by an electric motor that gets its electricity from a fuel cell. Two boats are operating in Hamburg.^[1] The design is based on the AMS Tuckerboot 675.

Refueling

The boats are refueled with exchangeable tanks at the hydrogen station at Hamburg Airport^[2]

Specifications

Boat 6.76 m long, 2.44 m wide, draft 0.54 m, 15 Nm³ hydrogen storage tank, with two 1.2 kW/24 V PEM fuel cells, a 24V/180Ah battery, two electric motors (672 W (0.901 hp), 24 V, 28 A each) for 8 passengers.

See also

• Hydrogen ship
• Hydrogen vehicle
• Hydrogen economy

References

1. "H₂Yacht" (in German).
2. "Wasserstoffversorgung" [Hydrogen Supply] (in German).

External links

• "Hydrogen Vehicles". H₂Mobility.
• "AMS H2Yacht 675 – Technik von morgen" [AMS H2Yacht 675 – Technology of Tomorrow]. Ostsee-Portal (in German). Archived from the original on 2012-02-09.