India’s First Indigenous Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ferry:
Prime Minister of India flagged off India’s first indigenously built hydrogen fuel cell ferry boat in virtual.
- The hydrogen cell-powered inland waterway vessel launched under the Harit Nauka initiative.
- The vessel’s flagging off was a key component of a major program that involved the foundation stone laid for a ₹17,300-crore project, including the outer harbor at the V.O. Chidambaranar Port.
- The vessel has been built at the Cochin Shipyard.
- It will make urban mobility smooth and easy through inland waterways. The vessel underscores the pioneering step for embracing clean energy solutions and aligning with the nation’s net-zero commitments.
- Hydrogen fuel cells are a clean, reliable, quiet, and efficient source of high-quality electric power.
- They use hydrogen as a fuel to drive an electrochemical process that produces electricity, with water and heat as the only by-products.
