Reports from the northern hemisphere show that Yamaha and SEMA are working to promote sustainable fuels and blunt electric vehicle momentum.
It might seem curious to find Yamaha Marine exhibiting its H2 hydrogen concept at an automotive trade show, but the outboard manufacturer has an alternative fuels ally in the Specialty Equipment Market Association.
Yamaha and its partners, Regulator Marine and Roush, exhibited the H2 hydrogen-powered propulsion concept in the FutureTech Studio section of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas last November.
In the FutureTech Studio, Yamaha displayed the same cutaway Regulator 26XO and Yamaha XTO Offshore outboard — each modified to accommodate a hydrogen power system developed by Roush — that debuted as the H2 concept at the Miami International Boat Show in February 2024.
Following the debut of the H2 concept last February, Yamaha stated that it would spend thecoming boating season developing the system on the water at its test facility near Bridgeport, Ala., and other locations. Including the installation a hydrogen storage tank at the Bridgeport test site and secured a supply of hydrogen fuel.
A Yamaha representative commented, “We are past the stage of simply making the outboard fire up on hydrogen, we are now we are working to optimise its performance.”
PowerBoat Magazine will keep you up to date with the progress as we learn more.
