H2000 2kw hydrogen fuel cell tested in sailboat July 2010.mpg

First test run of the Horizon H2000 2 Kw hydrogen fuel cell in the 6 meter (20 ft) hybrid drive sailboat. The electric motor (Min Kota RT202/EM 2 hp.)is mounted on the cavitation plate of the old Evenrude gas outboard. The H2000 is ideally suited to power a 36 VDC battery banked power system. The system is easily installed with a few off the shelf parts and is very quite during operation. This is the third fuel cell system that we have used in the boat and I am very pleased and impressed. I have the best of both worlds, a totally environmental friendly unit and when needed the use of a gas based system at the flick of a switch.

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Science & Technology

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• hydrogen
• fuel cell
• electric outboard
• electric drive sailboat
• hybrid drive
• boats
• engine

[wtaras]

awesome! How long does the power last with your current hydrogen storage and what do you plan to use it for?

T

[48jimd2]

The present H2 lasts about 1 hour. The batteries, backed up with the solar panels last about 6 hrs. I plan to increase the H2 supply to 10K liters with a small high pressure tank. I will be adding an electrolyzer powered from the solar panels to recharge the h2 when in standby. I also use the H2000 to power a heat pump system at home, see video. The H2000 will also be used to power my patened stand-alone plug-in electric car charger later in the fall. Now I am off cruising in a very quiet boat.

[dpetrano]

WAY, WAY too much electrical stuff on board. The vessel is cluttered w/ crap everywhere ready to decay with salt or get damaged the moment weather gets crazy. I would toss everything and keep the outboard.