Sustainable fuels for cruise ships are still not widely available, but preparation for that day is well underway.

We look forward to welcoming the world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship to our fleet in 2026.” The 54,300-gross-ton Viking Libra will have 499 staterooms and a capacity for 998 guests.

Currently under construction at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard in Italy, the ship will utilize advanced hydrogen fuel cell technology to generate up to 6 megawatts (MW) of power for propulsion ...

The ship, set for delivery in late 2026, will have a hybrid propulsion system that uses liquified hydrogen to power a PEM, or polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell system.

Hydrogen-Powered Ships Are ... The ship is one of Hurtigruten’s four vessels that run on hybrid power. Two other ships will be upgraded by early 2024 to run on hybrid power and five others ...

By 2027, the Danish shipping firm hopes a new ship, the Europa Seaways, will run that route powered by compressed hydrogen and emitting only clean water in its wake.

Hydrogen-Powered Ship on the Drawing Board. July 13, 2018. Engineers at Sandia National Labs have designed a cleaner, quieter, non-polluting research vessel. Will they find funding for it?

The firm has secured a NOK 237.6 million ($23.6 million) grant to support the development of two hydrogen fuel cell-powered ...

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The world’s first hydrogen-powered ship has arrived in London as part of a six-year, zero emissions voyage around the world.. The 30-metre long Energy Observer catamaran has already travelled ...

Viking will have two new hydrogen-powered cruise ships joining its fleet. The company has ordered two new-build vessels from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri: Viking Libra and Viking Astrea, which are ...

What it is: Cruise ship operators can run hydrogen through a fuel cell “and you basically get clean power,” according to Collette. “It's not being combusted,” he said.