Ecobalt (walking and sightseeing vessel)

Main article: Hydrogen transport in Russia

2024: Launching

In August 2024, it became known about the launch in Russia of the first walking and excursion vessel operating on hydrogen fuel. This unique vessel was built at the Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant, and its solemn ceremony took place in Zelenodolsk.

According to Business Online, the ship under design number 00393 is the first prototype developed for hydrogen fuel operation. Its length exceeds 15 meters, and its width is more than 3 meters. The vessel is designed for 10 passengers and two crew members. It is capable of moving at speeds up to 12 km/h and being on the water for up to five hours without refueling. Despite the solemn event, the ship was already launched before the official ceremony began, which somewhat simplified the presentation of the process itself.

Business-gazeta.ru

The design of the vessel was developed by the central design bureau Baltsudoproekt of the Krylovsky State Scientific Center, which is also its customer. The agreement construction was signed in September 2022 at the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum. The hydrogen vessel is not only a step into the ecological future, but also an opportunity to use it as a passenger water transport in the largest cities of Russia, including,, and St. Petersburg Moscow. Kazan Nizhny Novgorod

According to Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Oleg Korobchenko, hydrogen drift is a breakthrough technological solution for shipbuilding. He stressed the importance of such developments to promote environmentally friendly technologies and noted that the Gorky plant occupies a leading position in shipbuilding, not afraid to accept challenges and introduce innovations. According to the publication, the special importance of the project was also emphasized by the participation in the award ceremony of the factory workers, among whom were noted electric welders and other specialists who contributed to the construction of the vessel.^[1]

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