Feadship Announces Build of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Superyacht

Renowned for its dedication to sustainable shipbuilding, green company practices and eco-conscious industry commitments, Feadship has now gone one step further in the move to developing solutions for a more sustainable industry, unveiling that its first fuel-cell powered superyacht is now under construction.

The in-build, hydrogen-powered vessel will be fitted with a cryogenic fuel tank which will store liquified hydrogen at roughly -250°C: the densest method of storage of pure hydrogen. This sufficient store will enable cruising at moderate speeds as well as powering the onboard hotel load during summer conditions. 

Within its social media reveal, the shipyard emphasised the excellent nature and increased interest in hydrogen as a fuel source, namely through its efficient production through electrolysis from electricity. The yard commented on how by increasing the use of solar, wind and other renewable energies, green hydrogen production will escalate to buffer those renewable power sources.

This news comes as no real surprise however, as at the end of 2022, the Dutch shipyard revealed that it had achieved a major milestone in the journey to carbon neutrality by receiving approval-in-principle from Lloyd’s Registry for an ‘agnostic’ fuel system. 

As a major progression and second step in its ‘Feadship Pure: Aiming for Zero %’ roadmap, which showcases the yard’s plan to go from diesel hybrid to methanol in less than a decade, the Lloyd’s approval kickstarted this vital step forward for the design teams at Feadship, and therefore strengthened the third step in its roadmap to building a fuel-cell powered yacht by 2030.

Whilst details of this significant news remain sparse, readers can expect to hear more from the yard about the yacht’s build in the coming months.