ZEHPHyr: Zero Emission Hydrogen Powered Hovercraft

ZEHPHyr：零排放氢动力气垫船

• 批准号: 10040672
• 金额: $ 72.52万
• 依托单位: GREENJETS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10040672
• 关键词: ZEHPHyr; Zero; Emission; Hydrogen; Powered

ZEHPHyr1, Zero Emission Hydrogen Powered Hovercraft, is an 8-month feasibility which will de-risk the key barriers to zero-emission hovercraft operations. These barriers include -- operational barriers (socio-economics, crew training, regulations, life cycle impact), technical barriers (hydrogen-based propulsion system) and availability of hydrogen infrastructure (production, storage, distribution, bunkering, integration with wider infrastructure/mobility). The central innovation in the project is the replacement of the diesel engines in today's hovercraft with a zero-emission hydrogen propulsion system consisting of MW class fuel cells, electric thrusters and high-power batteries.The project's goal is to find credible solutions to overcoming the above barriers and in doing so, pave the way for follow-on phases of development, where the novel propulsion system will be demonstrated on 12-seat and 80-seat hovercraft. Introduction of zero-emission hovercraft into commercial service is expected in 2027/28, with letters of support received from potential end users. In addition to the hovercraft, additional spillover products are expected to be commercialised as a result of the project, namely MW class fuel cells and batteries (into other marine vessels) and electric thrusters (into other industries, e.g., aerospace).The project team consists of a best-of-breed consortium well placed to deliver the desired goals of the project. Led by Blue Bear, the team includes, Griffon Hoverwork Limited, Bramble Energy, Nyobolt, Aquatera and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).

ZEHPHyr1（零排放氢动力气垫船）是一项为期 8 个月的可行性研究，将消除零排放气垫船运营的主要障碍风险。这些障碍包括——运营障碍（社会经济、船员培训、法规、生命周期影响）、技术障碍（氢基推进系统）和氢基础设施的可用性（生产、储存、分配、加油、与更广泛的基础设施的整合/流动性）。该项目的核心创新是用零排放氢推进系统取代当今气垫船中的柴油发动机，该系统由兆瓦级燃料电池、电动推进器和高功率电池组成。该项目的目标是找到可靠的解决方案来克服克服障碍，并在此过程中为后续开发阶段铺平道路，新的推进系统将在 12 座和 80 座气垫船上进行演示。预计零排放气垫船将于 2027/28 年投入商业服务，并收到潜在最终用户的支持信。除了气垫船外，该项目预计还将实现其他溢出产品的商业化，即兆瓦级燃料电池和蓄电池（进入其他船舶）以及电动推进器（进入其他行业，例如航空航天）。项目团队由最优秀的联盟组成，能够很好地实现项目的预期目标。该团队由 Blue Bear 领导，成员包括 Griffon Hoverwork Limited、Bramble Energy、Nyobolt、Aquatera 和欧洲海洋能源中心 (EMEC)。