FEATURE: Workboats first in line for hydrogen propulsion?

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Could hydrogen as a marine fuel be launched in workboats? That’s the belief of a consortium of companies that met in London during International Shipping Week.

Prominent among the HyZEM (Hydrogen Zero Emission Maritime) consortium is RUX Energy, an Australian start-up that has come up with a nanoporous solution to power vessels with hydrogen that reduces the space needed to store it.

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