Currently, a sustainable ship powered by saltwater and other renewable energy sources is circumnavigating the globe.
The zero-emission ship, dubbed the Energy Observer, was built in an effort to assist reduce the marine industry’s carbon footprint, GMA Network writes.
The ship generates its own hydrogen fuel via electrolysis using saltwater. It also serves as a mobile laboratory for researching alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydropower.
According to Victorien Erussard, skipper and originator of the project, what is being evaluated on board this laboratory vessel is clean and sustainable transportation that answers to the difficulties of the energy transition.
What they are attempting to accomplish is to develop a genuine ecosystem around their voyage with all those who are devoted to having a good influence on their social surroundings and environment on a daily basis.
The Energy Observer is a cargo ship that is 120 meters long and 24 meters wide. It has a deadweight capacity of 5,000 tons.
In 2017, the ship set off on its “Odyssey” around the world, carrying crew, engineers, scientists, and journalists. It is now cruising across Asia and will arrive in Singapore soon.
So far, it has traveled almost 48,000 nautical miles or the equivalent of twice circumnavigating the planet. The voyage will come to a conclusion in 2024.
Meanwhile, the Energy Observer 2.0 design was shown in February. The sustainable ship will have a bigger power capacity than the first version of the vessel.