Hydrogen-fuelled gas turbine-powered high-speed container ship: a technical and economic investigation

摘要

At the recent international conference on Fast Sea Transportation, FAST 2005, I J S Veldhuis from the ship science department, and R N Richardson and H B J Stone from the low-temperature engineering group, Southampton University, UK, presented a paper on a study conducted into the technical and economic feasibility of a hydrogen-fuelled long-haul feeder container ship. The properties of hydrogen offer the potential for increased payload, particularly in long-haul operation, which in turn improves economics. The research focuses on the design and operation of a liquid hydrogen-fuelled, 64knot, foil-assisted catamaran (FAC), container feeder ship (600TEU) and the associated port/terminal facilities.