 At the Black Country Living Museum in 2014
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| History | |
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| Launched | 21 September 2007 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Narrow boat |
| Installed power | hybrid hydrogen fuel cell |
| Propulsion | Permanent magnet brushed DC electric motor |
The canal boat Ross Barlow is a hybrid hydrogen narrowboat, power-assisted by an electric motor whose electricity is supplied by a fuel cell or a battery. It debuted on 21 September 2007.
History
The Protium Project at the University of Birmingham started at the beginning of 2006. The boat is named in memory of a postgraduate student who was killed in a hang gliding accident in March 2005 at the age of 25. He had worked on the project in its early stages and was an enthusiastic supporter of sustainable energy.
Refueling
The fixed tanks are refuelled at a waterway hydrogen station. The hydrogen is generated by electrolysis using solar or wind turbines.
Specifications
Storage: 2.5 kilograms (5.5 lb) of hydrogen at 10-bar (1,000 kPa) in 5 Ti-V-Mn-Fe metal hydride solid-state hydrogen tanks, a lead acid battery stack, a 5-kW PEM fuel cell and a high torque NdFeB permanent magnet brushed DC electric motor.
See also
References
- "Protium: Hydrogen canal boat". Hydrogen Materials Group. University of Birmingham.
- "The Ross Barlow: a zero-emission hydrogen hybrid canal boat". Antidote Counteragent. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- "Hydrogen Hybrid Canal Boat". Green Car Congress. 24 September 2007.
- "In detail" (PDF).
External links
- "Hydrogen Hybrid Canal Boat: Clean and Silent Propulsion for the Inland Waterways" (Press release). University of Birmingham. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.
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