Building fuel-cell electric boat with on-board hydrogen production

With support of the ACT Government’s Renewable Energy Innovation Fund, HYREA is developing a first of its kind fuel cell hydrogen-electric boat with on-board hydrogen producing capability. We see this technology as critical to decarbonising the maritime industry and contributing to a greener, more sustainable future.

This week we have taken the delivery of 3.9-meter boat that will form the base of our demonstrator project. This represents a major step in delivering on our vision, and culminates months of design and engineering work. Other off-the shelf components of our boat are on the way – we expect the delivery of the hydrogen fuel cell, electric motor and a battery in the next several months.

We will soon move to the next step of the project - fitting out the boat with our hydrogen producing converter and all other components. In parallel, we are also continuing to refine our hydrogen pods - striving for greater efficiency and cost competitiveness. We are keen to complete this project as soon as possible and share our success with you.

If you’d like to learn more about our work, or share what is happening in your patch- reach out to hello@hyrea.com.au