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First ‘Zemships - Zero Emission Ships’ Conference to be Held at H2Expo 2008

Posted: 21 Oct 2008 08:40 AM CDT

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The first conference on the EU project “Zemships - Zero Emission Ships” is going to be held, as future ships are going to be powered from Hydrogen Fuel Cells. The conference as part of H2Expo 2008: 7th International Conference and Trade Fair on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies is ready to start on October 22 at the CCH-Congress Center, Hamburg. In addition, H2Expo will conduct a symposium and three workshops.

Presently the world is working fast to use Hydrogen as a source of energy as fossil fuels are running out. Researchers are proceeding at full pace to extract Hydrogen from water and also directly from bio-waste, organic residues and even from sewage. The two days event will focus on technical innovations in the individual fuel cell types, their applications, hydrogen production from renewable energy sources, storage and infrastructure. About 60 speakers from 11 countries are expected to participate.

Zemships conference is going to be held on October 23 and the following interesting topics are going to be discussed.

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  • The role of fuel cells in ship operation
  • Safety and classification procedures of fuel cell ships
  • Fuel cell systems for zero emission ships
  • Construction and design of Zemships and first operation experiences
  • Construction and design of hydrogen filling stations
  • From energy source to the ship’s propeller
  • Mathematical model of ship propulsion and data visualization
  • Trip with fuel cell ship on the Alster Lake

For more information on Zero Emission Ships log on to Zemships. For more information on Zemships conference, log on to Hamburg Messe.

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Biggest Solar Powered Boat: PlanetSolar to Circumnavigate in 2010

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 07:33 PM CDT

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PlanetSolar, the fully solar powered biggest boat is getting ready for circumnavigation of the globe in 2010. The Swiss based PlanetSolar is being designed and developed by an international team of physicists, engineers, boat builders and other people related to renewable energies and environmental protection by considering various parameters like: propulsion, solar panel design, energy storage, materials, boat’s hydro and aerodynamics and the external environment.

Some of the interesting features of PlanetSolar are:

  • 30 metres long catamaran with revolutionary hull design.
  • uses 470 square metres of photovoltaic solar panels.
  • being constructed by Knierim Yacht Club, in Kiel, Germany.
  • can accommodate up to fifty people during the promotional trips planned at each port of call.
  • to create awareness about PlanetSolar project, the first solar powered navigation of the globe will be preceded by a ‘PlanetSolar Village’ touring exhibition. PlanetSolar Village exhibition
    • will travel ahead of PlanetSolar’s all ports of call.
    • will conduct educational programs and conferences to promote solar energy and sustainable development.
    • is scheduled to be inaugurated at Yverdon-les-Bains in Spring 2009.
    • entry will be free to public.
  • the circumnavigation will be East to West along an equatorial route where the maximum amount of sunlight is available.
  • more technical data of the boat are at PlanetSolar.

Here is the proposed route map of circumnavigation:

  • voyage to cover a distance of more than 40,000 km.  planet_solar2
  • to complete in 120 days.
  • to maintain an average speed of 10 knots.
  • to have two man crew: Raphaël Domjan, founder and skipper; Gérard d’Aboville, co-skipper and famous French sailor
  • to cross the Atlantic Ocean, the Panama Canal, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and finally the Suez Canal, to return to the Mediterranean.
  • to stop in cities like Monaco, Paris, Marseille, Dubai, Abu-Dhabi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hambourg, New-York and San Francisco.

Above photograph and route map are from PlanetSolar and for further details, log on to PlanetSolar.

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