Japan's Tsuneishi completes hydrogen-fuelled ferry
Japanese shipbuilder Tsuneishi Craft & Facilities said on July 12 it had completed a ferry capable of running on hydrogen that will begin trial operations in west Japan next month.
The 19-metric ton, aluminium alloy HydroBingo vessel is capable of carrying 80 passengers and can travel at a speed of up to 23 knots. It was built at Tsuneishi's Urasaki plant in the city of Onomichi in the Hiroshima prefecture.
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HydroBingo can be fuelled with both hydrogen and diesel. It is equipped with a tank that can store up to 100 kg of compressed hydrogen and has been cleared to operate by the Japan Craft Inspection Organisation.
The vessel was developed jointly by Tsuneishi and Belgium's CMB. It will begin trial operations in August at the port of Tokuyama-Kudamatsu in the Yamaguchi prefecture, supplied with hydrogen from chemicals group Tokuyama.
Japan sees hydrogen as a crucial tool for decarbonising its economy over the coming decades. The government has pledged to provide 2 trillion yen ($19bn) of funding as well as tax incentives to spur the fuel's development.