Yanmar Develops Marine Hydrogen Fuel Cell

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Yanmar have announced the development of a hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications. 

Based on fuel cell technology for automobiles, it is part of Yanmar’s efforts to offer environment-friendly powertrain solutions.

With the International Maritime Organization announcing a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to zero by the end of this century, marine environmental regulations have been tightened worldwide, and the implementation of emission control areas has begun to affect ship operations. To date, Yanmar has successfully addressed the various regional demands for emission control regulations by developing dual-fuel engines and ever cleaner diesel engine technologies. The next challenge is to develop non-fossil fuel powertrains.

As a part of this challenge, Yanmar has been working on developing future powertrains using hydrogen as fuel. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Toyota Motor Corporation to develop a hydrogen fuel cell system for maritime applications based on hydrogen fuel cell system components, including high-pressure hydrogen tanks on MIRAI, a hydrogen fuel cell automobile manufactured by Toyota. With a view to realising an easily installable module with a superior cruising range, Yanmar aims to install the maritime fuel cell system on its boat and start a field demonstration test by the end of 2020. Furthermore, the company plans to expand the technology for a variety of applications and deployments.

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