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october 20, 2020 - H2boat

H2Boat and B&G: together for a more environmentally friendly boating


A qualified group of journalists present at the 2020 Genoa International Boat Show took part in the meeting organized last Saturday 2 October by #h2boat, at the Fiera di #genova press room. The event was the occasion for the Italian company to introduce the innovative technology that uses hydrogen to power boats as well as the important #partnership with B&G (Navico Group), which will see the two companies work side by side during the next promotional activities.

Engineers Paolo Olivieri and Alberto Traverso, representing the team of #h2boat team – a spin-off of the University of Genoa, a start-up focused on the research and development of energy systems based on the use of hydrogen – presented their "Energy Pack". "

Our system is currently the only one to have the necessary safety requirements to be used on ships and boats" – said engineer Olivieri – As a result of an electrolysis process, the hydrogen contained in the water is separated from the oxygen, directly on the boat. The hydrogen is then used to power a fuel cell system capable of guaranteeing the energy needed to power all the utilities available on board".

"The uniqueness of the H2boat Energy Pack – underlined Mr. Traverso – lies in the fact that it uses a storage system for the hydrogen produced on board, based on the technology of metal hydrides contained in cylinders, which are able to absorb and therefore store the hydrogen at low pressure and without the need to refrigerate it. These cylinders can be contained where it is useful to have weight, that is in the boat bulb".

After having aroused interest with the more exquisitely technical part of the project, engineers Olivieri and Traverso talked about the event which will launch the new #partnership between #h2boat and B&Gthe first "Zero-emission Tour of Italy by boat". The protagonist of this circumnavigation from Imperia to Trieste will be "h2boat Nikyta", a Phoenix 24 sailboat featuting the first Energy Pack - the boat and system were exhibited at the Genoa Boat Show - which will allow not to burn a single gram of fossil fuel. The crew will also use a set of electronic tools supplied by B&G, perfect for this type of boat, which will help them during their long navigation: a Zeus³ 12 Chartplotter with C-Map world map, two Triton² digital multifunction displays and the Pilote Remote system with wind station, autopilot and echo sounder module.

At the conference, the Navico Group was represented by #robertosesenna, General Manager at Navico Italia.

"We have enthusiastically accepted the technical #partnership with the #h2boat project to join the tour that will bring NikYta to sail in all the seas of Italy - said Mr. Sesenna - first of all, because we totally embrace the message of which the boat will be ambassador: we all must make every effort to reduce the impact of our activities on the environment, even when it comes to boating and, above all, sailing. Hydrogen technology - continued Sesenna - seems to be the best solution, especially with the #h2boat Energy Pack, a system that marks the state of the art, the reference point in the market, just like our B&G equipment does in the field of on-board electronics. Our collaboration with the engineers of the #h2boat team - concluded Sesenna - will go beyond the supply of material since we are working together so that our tools and their technology can be put together also in terms of integration on board. We are already working so that the #h2boat Energy Pack can be fully interfaced with our systems and controlled from Navico touch screen displays".

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