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BBC: Isle of Wight test for 'world first' hydrogen-powered boat
BBC 27 April 2016
A boat believed to be among the first in the world to use a hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine has undergone a sea trial.
The catamaran Cheetah set off from Ventnor earlier and took eight hours to circumnavigate the Isle of Wight.
Boatbuilder Cheetah Marine said it was the culmination of a three-year project to find "fuel for the future".
The firm said no greenhouse gases were emitted by the outboard engine, which produced only water vapour.
Lucy Strevens, of Cheetah Marine, said: "Previously craft have been powered by hydrogen fuel cells, but it doesn't appear there's been a boat running on internal combustion."
Hydrogen internal combustion engine
*Burns hydrogen to produce water as the only waste product
*Differs from hydrogen fuel cell systems which use an electro-chemical reaction to produce electricity..snip
Full Article: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-36149606
In the UK- H2 is #1
