{"id":7404,"date":"2023-10-13T11:44:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T03:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/?p=7404"},"modified":"2023-10-13T11:44:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T03:44:41","slug":"this-new-190-foot-sailing-catamaran-concept-can-make-and-stores-hydrogen-fuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatshowchina.com\/en\/latest-news\/archives\/7404","title":{"rendered":"This New 190-Foot Sailing Catamaran Concept Can Make and Stores Hydrogen Fuel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Drift Energy is confident that its new catamaran concept will have a positive effect on the environment. So confident, in fact, that it has named it the Most Valuable Yacht, or MVY for short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The newcomer, which was unveiled at this year\u2019s Monaco Yacht Show, will have the ability to generate, store, and deliver green hydrogen while at sea. Producing this zero-carbon fuel will give MVY real value in the marine industry and beyond, hence the vessel\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The British start-up tapped Shadowcat to help with design. Founded by Robert Smith, Shadowcat specializes in building support catamarans that range from small 79-footers to 295-foot behemoths. This particular sailing yacht spans 190 feet and is capable of producing more than 154 tons of green hydrogen a year. (Drift\u2019s 18-foot flying yacht has already successfully produced the gas while flying over the waves off the coast of Essex.)<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xeimg.jiagle.com\/images\/2023-10-13\/DF6F9CCBEA9472A644FA6A91DC9EDC2D.jpg\" alt=\"This New 190-Foot Sailing Catamaran Concept Can Make and Stores Hydrogen Fuel\" title=\"This New 190-Foot Sailing Catamaran Concept Can Make and Stores Hydrogen Fuel\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>How does it work? MVY generates electricity using turbines that capture the kinetic energy of the sails. It is then stored onboard as green hydrogen. When the storage tanks are nearly full, the vessel will head to a designated port or location to offload. Alternatively, the cat could drop the fuel off directly to the mothership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe vast majority of the world\u2019s renewable energy is over the oceans, so what better way to harvest it than using sailing vessels?\u201d Drift Energy founder and CEO Ben Medland said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xeimg.jiagle.com\/images\/2023-10-13\/1CB4EB0DE71509E6C71BB791A5DD4567.jpg\" alt=\"This New 190-Foot Sailing Catamaran Concept Can Make and Stores Hydrogen Fuel\" title=\"This New 190-Foot Sailing Catamaran Concept Can Make and Stores Hydrogen Fuel\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>MVY could support not just the marine industry, but small island nations and the like, too. \u201cThis initiative unlocks the potential of truly green hydrogen wherever and whenever it is needed and its scalability allows for endless opportunity in supplying power to island nations and coastal communities in fairly short order,\u201d Shadowcat\u2019s director of business development Jennifer Johnston Smith told Robb Report via email.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/xeimg.jiagle.com\/images\/2023-10-13\/1334F4BF9A7FEB0208602DEA47EFF947.jpg\" alt=\"This New 190-Foot Sailing Catamaran Concept Can Make and Stores Hydrogen Fuel\" title=\"This New 190-Foot Sailing Catamaran Concept Can Make and Stores Hydrogen Fuel\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In fact, Drift claims the technology could abate more than 1,600 tons of carbon dioxide emissions a year and a gigaton of CO2 by 2050. The company adds that owners \u201clooking to spearhead the charge\u201d can work with the team to make the transition to the tech, adding that you will enjoy your own \u201cexclusive sustainable and secure green fuel supply.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drift Energy is confident that its new catamaran concept will have a positive effect on the environment. 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