ZEHPHyr: Zero Emission Hydrogen Powered Hovercraft

零排放氢动力气垫船ZEHPHyr1是一个为期8个月的可行性项目，它将消除零排放气垫船运营的关键障碍。这些障碍包括--操作障碍(社会经济、船员培训、法规、生命周期影响)、技术障碍(氢基推进系统)和氢基础设施的可用性(生产、储存、分配、加油、与更广泛的基础设施/机动性的整合)。该项目的核心创新是用由兆瓦级燃料电池、电推进器和高功率电池组成的零排放氢推进系统取代目前气垫船上的柴油发动机。该项目的目标是找到可靠的解决方案来克服上述障碍，并通过这样做为后续开发阶段铺平道路，在那里，新的推进系统将在12座和80座气垫船上进行演示。零排放气垫船预计将于2027/28年投入商业服务，并收到潜在最终用户的支持函。除了气垫船，更多的溢出产品预计将作为该项目的结果进行商业化，即兆瓦级燃料电池和电池(应用于其他海洋船舶)和电推进器(应用于其他行业，如航空航天)。项目团队由一流的财团组成，能够很好地实现该项目的预期目标。该团队由蓝熊牵头，成员包括Griffon Hoverwork Limited、Bramble Energy、Nyobolt、Aquatera和欧洲海洋能源中心(EMEC)。

ZEHPHyr1, Zero Emission Hydrogen Powered Hovercraft, is an 8-month feasibility which will de-risk the key barriers to zero-emission hovercraft operations. These barriers include -- operational barriers (socio-economics, crew training, regulations, life cycle impact), technical barriers (hydrogen-based propulsion system) and availability of hydrogen infrastructure (production, storage, distribution, bunkering, integration with wider infrastructure/mobility). The central innovation in the project is the replacement of the diesel engines in today's hovercraft with a zero-emission hydrogen propulsion system consisting of MW class fuel cells, electric thrusters and high-power batteries.The project's goal is to find credible solutions to overcoming the above barriers and in doing so, pave the way for follow-on phases of development, where the novel propulsion system will be demonstrated on 12-seat and 80-seat hovercraft. Introduction of zero-emission hovercraft into commercial service is expected in 2027/28, with letters of support received from potential end users. In addition to the hovercraft, additional spillover products are expected to be commercialised as a result of the project, namely MW class fuel cells and batteries (into other marine vessels) and electric thrusters (into other industries, e.g., aerospace).The project team consists of a best-of-breed consortium well placed to deliver the desired goals of the project. Led by Blue Bear, the team includes, Griffon Hoverwork Limited, Bramble Energy, Nyobolt, Aquatera and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC).