Innogy (ship)

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Ship data
flag GermanyGermany Germany
other ship names

Island town of Ratzeburg (2007-2017)

Ship type Day trip boat
home port Essen -Haus Scheppen
Owner White Fleet Baldeney
Shipyard Conversion shipyard Lux-Werft , Mondorf
Build number 178
Launch 2006
Whereabouts in operation
Ship dimensions and crew
length
29.00 m ( Lüa )
width 4.80 m
Draft Max. 0.55 m
Machine system
machine 7 HT PEM fuel cells (5 kW each );
Volvo D7CTA diesel engine (safety reserve ) and 100 kWh battery
Machine
performance
247 HP (diesel engine)
Transport capacities
Tank capacity 330 liters m³
Permitted number of passengers 180

The Innogy is the first excursion ship in Germany operated with methanol fuel cells and is used by the Weisse Flotte Baldeney GmbH .

history

The Innogy is part of the “Greenfuel” project of the RWE subsidiary Innogy and shows the possibility of using methanol , also known as e-fuel, from green electricity, water and CO 2 from the ambient air in traffic. The Innogy drives on the Baldeneysee . The combined system from Innogy consists of a methanol reformer and the fuel cells . It was developed as part of the E-and-E program Pa-X-ell in order to generate environmentally friendly electricity for the internal on-board network of cruise ships. The Pa-X-ell project manager Meyer Werft installed a methanol fuel cell system for test purposes on a cruise ship .

The purchase of the former excursion boat and the renovation cost around two million euros and was financed by Innogy SE and the funding of the 'European Green Capital - Essen 2017'.

Ship description

The Innogy is an excursion ship that was converted by the Lux shipyard from a passenger ship that had previously sailed in Ratzeburg on behalf of the RWE subsidiary Innogy . The seven HT PEM (high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane) fuel cells that supply the electric propeller motor with electricity were developed and manufactured by the Danish fuel cell manufacturer SerEnergy. The fuel cell system has a nominal output of 35 kW and consists of seven 5 kW modules that are integrated in a control cabinet. The overall electrical system consists of the fuel cell system and a set of batteries with a capacity of around 100 kWh. The use of waste heat from the fuel cell serves to support the methanol reformer. The ship's methanol tank capacity is 330 liters.

The methanol is produced in an electrolysis unit with downstream synthesis directly on Lake Baldeney in the Baldeney hydropower plant on the weir. In a two by two meter facility, carbon dioxide is filtered from the ambient air and converted into methanol with the help of electricity and water.

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