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How this hydrogen-powered vessel creates its own energy
We went on board the Energy Observer, a repurposed racing catamaran that’s 100% energy-independent, producing its own power with hydrogen and solar technologies. Energy Observer Official Site: Subscribe to CNET: CNET playlists: Download the new CNET app: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram:
Allen Dula
May 15, 2021 at 1:08 pm
HYDROGEN POWERED ENGINES HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR DECADES
Michael
May 15, 2021 at 1:13 pm
Would have liked to see the battery storage.. Those things weigh so much
Nissan Karki
May 15, 2021 at 1:20 pm
This is really cool
Etzio Play
May 15, 2021 at 1:27 pm
how much did you pollute to make the solar panels and what is the life span of these solar panels?
Mike Shafer
May 15, 2021 at 1:53 pm
I hope someday they make a production version of this boat. I would love nothing more than to live on a solar-electric-hydrogen catamaran and sail around without using any fossil fuels. The tech could be used for sure on larger shipping vessels (which would have to be redesigned of course), and some Australian company is already building a solar-water electrolysis unit for residential properties. I’m a fan of this solar/electric/hydrogen future!
Daddychill
May 15, 2021 at 2:01 pm
Cost would be a problem
Juanito The Great
May 15, 2021 at 2:13 pm
Not really have alot of tech… it however have alot of power producing materials…
ファーリアイ・ヌル・
May 15, 2021 at 2:30 pm
People scared of Hydrogen because it’s very flammable and can goes boom very easily. If it can be proven safe I think most people would like to try this tech.
VAMobMember
May 15, 2021 at 2:42 pm
That ship is not H2 powered, it’s solar and sail powered. All the H2 used is created from solar powered. Terms matter and your lied to the public without the S&E background to understand what is really happening.
Now I have a research project for you. Given the best COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE soar panels how much of the USA would be covered to general the power we need to be 100% solar powered, please show a map with the land area covered shaded. Also how much land would be needed for POWER WALL batteries for night, winter and other times when the solar is not possible.
THIS is something I think would be of real value.
Harvick T
May 15, 2021 at 2:44 pm
This is more like a spacecraft than a ship
K S
May 15, 2021 at 2:51 pm
✅
Thomas Mwangi
May 15, 2021 at 3:03 pm
Applications? Purifying sea water to drinkable water and using the Hydrogen to power the purification systems instead of grid electricity or other sources. Expensive? Yes. But so is running out of water. Ask Joburg.
thesuremen
May 15, 2021 at 3:12 pm
follow up & good to enough & it work!!
Tom Waznis
May 15, 2021 at 4:21 pm
Nice job!
teitake
May 15, 2021 at 4:40 pm
Those people who want to live away from people and governments would love to have that.
Andy Altman
May 15, 2021 at 4:55 pm
Where do you want the Energy Observer to stop next?
Pascal Harbers
May 15, 2021 at 5:35 pm
autonomously between the us and great pacific garbage patch –> shrinking the patch 🙂
Imagine what 20 of those could accomplish 24/7 …
Randel Maglantay
May 16, 2021 at 3:04 am
New York
Mrdresden
May 16, 2021 at 6:28 pm
Reykjavík, Iceland.
R E U
May 16, 2021 at 9:11 pm
Galapagos, Ecuador.
Chippies121
May 17, 2021 at 1:37 am
NYC
Mewkee Woo
May 17, 2021 at 2:14 am
How about South East Asia, and Australia.
stickievidz
May 17, 2021 at 7:46 am
austria
Loreto Jr Estomo
May 18, 2021 at 1:28 pm
Cruise in the Historic Pasig river of the Philippines
RehanRC
May 15, 2021 at 5:36 pm
Just don’t name it Hindenburg.
Russian North
May 15, 2021 at 7:18 pm
interesting, thanks. today I posted a video with a half-sunken ship – it is moving. enjoy your viewing
alex3261
May 15, 2021 at 6:49 pm
Interesting, but probably outrageously expensive.
Felix Bibian
May 15, 2021 at 7:39 pm
So you’re telling me I saw this boat at the pike in long Beach but decided not to take a picture
Paul Ho
May 15, 2021 at 8:09 pm
Amazing design. The backups are so genius, with the multiple sources of wind, solar and hydrogen energy. I am so fascinated and impressed with these projects, even though it really is preparing us, and maybe even manifesting, the reality of Water World every day.
Can they desalinate for drinking water from the hydrogen production too?
Neil knightley
May 15, 2021 at 8:12 pm
even her face is covered i find her enthusiasm really attractive.
Utku Erkan Çiçek
May 15, 2021 at 8:49 pm
Nice video Cnet, appreciate your works and please post us similar content in near future. The hydrogen and fuel/solar cell powered ship is remakable, I hope these technologies are applied to be used in near future in aviation, land vehicles, boats/yachts. Perhaps it would ascend and fly in the future using such or newer technologies. =))
Nigel Tufnel
May 15, 2021 at 8:51 pm
Coal powered
A.R. Post
May 15, 2021 at 8:56 pm
No Smoking
i-mm-o res
May 15, 2021 at 9:16 pm
we need this tech on cars, buses and trains before Elon moves to Mars.
Angelo Lewis
May 16, 2021 at 2:04 am
That’s an awesome ship and great application of renewable energy. I’d love to see that tech used to make cities more environmentally friendly
Bruno Godinho
May 16, 2021 at 2:04 am
I think this is a perfect setup to live full time on the water.
Jose Vu
May 16, 2021 at 2:09 am
6:20 “the crews not so well” -> what does that mean?
physics77guy
May 16, 2021 at 2:13 am
I think it’s time now to get rid of the dependency on oils…
murcielago Batman
May 16, 2021 at 2:21 am
Won’t hydrogen cell make better fuel for car? It faster to recharge
Arpan Mukhopadhyay
May 16, 2021 at 4:14 am
Coool
Scott Johnson
May 16, 2021 at 4:43 am
So dope! I’m assuming they don’t need a gofundme…
Crypto Cypher
May 16, 2021 at 5:44 am
Come to Taiwan! Would love to see this ship in person.
Mohamed Mohamed
May 16, 2021 at 6:23 am
How can I talk to Mark Zuckerberg
Stephen Lee
May 16, 2021 at 8:50 am
this is very well thought ship with fully utilized every bit of renewable energy, big applaud to those designers/engineers behind this ship design.
EagleT Vlogs
May 16, 2021 at 10:52 am
no way
Jo King
May 16, 2021 at 11:32 am
Cover your home with solar panels -> electrolysis-> hydrogen-> hydrogen powered car
Keyser 0
May 16, 2021 at 2:06 pm
trans-atlantic, hydrogen-powered ‘Cunard’ liner and freight of course – we could put commercial schedules out on the high seas before aircraft, surely?
darkzero79
May 16, 2021 at 3:04 pm
Next step…floating cities. Same concept but bigger boat that does not move and buildings built on top of it. Solar panels to power the city and batteries and hydrogen for energy storage.
Mech Head
May 16, 2021 at 3:12 pm
Fuel cells for the win
WillN2Go1
May 16, 2021 at 4:04 pm
Can the stupid muzak. It’s ceaselessly annoying. Had to stop the video. Unwatchable.
Adam Řežábek
May 16, 2021 at 7:19 pm
if you would call rocket upper stage (space)ship (i know that it usually different thing, but shhh), than Vulcan is older hydrogen powered “ship”
Robby Halim
May 16, 2021 at 7:47 pm
Can you equip the vessel with wind turbine? Probably you can add more hydrogen cell on the vessel.
Andy Altman
May 17, 2021 at 6:38 pm
They actually experimented with wind turbines on the ship a few years ago!
Jason Bussanich
May 16, 2021 at 9:29 pm
Want her job sooooooooooo bad.
Chris Barnett
May 16, 2021 at 11:04 pm
Very efficient ship! Wow!!! Independent energy!
Vintage Electronics
May 16, 2021 at 11:15 pm
Wearing a mask for virtual signaling. Sad.
Bob Smith
May 16, 2021 at 11:31 pm
Want to Impress me ?
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Sandy Geethu
May 17, 2021 at 1:04 am
How about agriculture. This could save lot of human power and cost cutting as well
marc funtura
May 17, 2021 at 1:44 am
How abt a freeking link to follow them!
Purple Nurp
May 17, 2021 at 4:45 am
Lol 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 yeah 🤦♂️ that won’t work for semi trucks or container ships
Mike Mejia
May 17, 2021 at 6:15 am
I happen to be walking by the pier when I saw you guys filming and boarding the ship. Cool to see the video and know that I wasn’t far away 😁
Alejandro Gonzalez
May 17, 2021 at 10:18 am
I’m no expert but isn’t adding more batteries overall more efficient than trying to use hydrogen fuel cells?
Martin Morningg
May 17, 2021 at 10:24 am
Come to Australia!
Agro Dawks
May 17, 2021 at 11:21 am
And on a cloudy day – it has 2 paddles available for…paddling.
Dark Star
May 17, 2021 at 12:58 pm
Dead tech
Carter Harvey
May 17, 2021 at 6:35 pm
Energy losses involved in solar-hydrogen-fuel cell make the fuel cell portion of this the weak link. Wonder if they could get at least as much battery storage from an equivalent mass of the fuel cell powertrain. An atmospheric cryo storage system would be more efficient, with the benefit of extracting atmospheric moisture without the need for desalination.
Erdoğan Yılmazçetin
May 18, 2021 at 3:47 am
I think it is to make the environment more balanced by increasing the amount of atmospheric oxygen in a way, the purpose. Why the experiments were done is not explained.
jamills
May 17, 2021 at 8:09 pm
Need more of this for shipping ships
Read my ABOUT section PLEASE
May 17, 2021 at 8:40 pm
Love this one here
Christopher Leamons
May 17, 2021 at 9:43 pm
I’m no expert but I’m pretty sure that the sun shines more on the ocean than it does on land.
Enjoy Nature
May 18, 2021 at 5:25 am
Boo Hydrogen, its a scam for fracking, its way less efficient than batteries, the rest is super cool though! Yeah solar!
Enjoy Nature
May 18, 2021 at 5:35 am
Please don’t talk about hydrogen without differentiating between land and sea based sources. Most pro hydrogen stories, even if sea and renewable based, still serve to reinforce land based hydrogen solutions, which are almost all natural gas based and as such a scam for fracking. Sea use is cool, but please tell the whole story, you have a much bigger voice than I…
Frank Reif
May 18, 2021 at 10:28 am
Yo. People who can offord this are the problem. Of course we have the tech to live sustainably. This boat is a sham.
sean d'epagnier
May 18, 2021 at 3:20 pm
round trip efficiency to hydrogen is terrible, and with such small sail area they don’t go nearly as far as a much cheaper boat with standard rig
Home Stuff
May 18, 2021 at 10:42 pm
nice.. solar+wind+engines+Hydrogen+spark wait is this not a bomb ?
J G
May 18, 2021 at 11:28 pm
Very cool.
J G
May 18, 2021 at 11:30 pm
Looks like Alameda. Windy as heck!