World’s First Hydrogen-Ready High-Speed Ferry To Feature Gas-Steam Turbines

World’s First Hydrogen-Ready High-Speed Ferry To Feature Gas-Steam Turbines
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Austal Australia has won a contract valued between A$265 and A$275 million to design and build a 130-meter high-speed passenger vehicle ferry for Sweden’s Gotlandsbolaget.

The vessel, which is part of the Gotlandsbolaget’s “Horizon X” initiative, will be the largest ever constructed by Austal and feature a cutting-edge combined cycle propulsion system, capable of using hydrogen as fuel.

The new high-speed ROPAX catamaran will use a unique propulsion system that integrates...

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