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World’s first hydrogen-hybrid research vessel gains AIP

Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten has been awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for the design of UC San Diego’s new hydrogen-hybrid research vessel, the Coastal-Class Research Vessel (CCRV). The CCRV will be operated by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and feature an innovative propulsion system that utilizes hydrogen fuel cells for zero-emissions operation.

Glosten and the project’s electrical integrator, Siemens...

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Key suppliers selected for world’s first hydrogen-hybrid research vessel

Ballard Power Systems and Chart Industries have been selected by Glosten and Siemens Energy to provide the fuel cells and hydrogen storage system for what is slated to be the first hydrogen-hybrid research vessel in the world: the Coastal Class Research Vessel (CCRV) to be built for UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography

The vessel is currently in the design phase.

Ballard Power Systems will provide the fuel cells which will help power the hydrogen-hybrid vessel, while Chart...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/key-suppliers-selected-for-worlds-first-hydrogen-hybrid-research-vessel/

Research and Training Vessel News Roundup | August 18 – Russian and US survey boat deliveries, hybrid newbuilding order for California coastal waters

New inland survey boats have been delivered in Russia and the United States while construction is nearly complete on another vessel for the same operator in Russia. A des ..

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Glosten to design new California coastal hybrid-hydrogen research vessel

UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography today announced that naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten has been selected as the naval architect for the university’s new California coastal research vessel (CCRV). The new vessel will be an innovation in the maritime industry with a first-of-its-kind hydrogen-hybrid propulsion system.

With this selection, Glosten will provide the preliminary design, contract design, and detailed design for the research vessel to be...

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Armstrong Marine delivers research vessel to Scripps

New research vessel will begin operations in California this spring. Scripps Institution of Oceanography photo

A new, fast coastal research vessel will join the fleet of ships managed by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego thanks to a philanthropic initiative that raised more than $1.2 million in honor of the late Dr. J. Robert Beyster, founder of Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), and his widow Betty Beyster.

The 42’x16’x5′ aluminum planing catamaran research vessel Bob and Betty Beyster will enable scientists at Scripps Oceanography and others in...

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