Celco YACHT
Design of a fuel cell system for the supply of the auxiliaries and the propulsion system of a yacht
year: 2003/2004 (duration 48 months)
funding: Regione Piemonte
partners: Temporary Association for the purpose of the project (leading partner: Environment Park)
scientific responsible: Politecnico di Torino
The project foresaw the study, the realisation and the validation of a tool to test an Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) with a rated power of 15 kW based on a fuel cell system for the installation on a yacht. Besides, the project foresaw a feasibility study of the fuel cell system for the supply of a power rates comprised in the range 600-1000 kW and dedicated to the propulsion of yachts in the class up to 18m.