PM to inaugurate hydrogen fuel cell ferry

India’s first fully indigenous hydrogen fuel cell catamaran ferry vessel built by the Cochin Shipyard. The vessel causes zero emission, zero noise, and is energy efficient.

India’s first fully indigenous hydrogen fuel cell catamaran ferry vessel built by the Cochin Shipyard. The vessel causes zero emission, zero noise, and is energy efficient.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first indigenously developed and built hydrogen fuel cell ferry. The vessel constructed by Cochin Shipyard Ltd will be inaugurated in virtual mode from Thoothukudi. 

A release in this regard said Cochin Shipyard embarked on the ambitious mission to design, develop, and build the country’s first fully indigenous hydrogen fuel cell catamaran ferry vessel as a pilot project to demonstrate the technology in the maritime sector.

Fuel cell-powered vessels cause zero emission, zero noise, and are energy efficient, which mitigate the effects of global warming.