Feasibility Study of Replacing the R/V Robert Gordon Sproul with a Hybrid Vessel Employing Zero-emission Propulsion Technology

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1670517· OSTI ID:1670517

Klebanoff, Leonard E. ^[1]; Madsen, Robert T. ^[2]; Conard, Cody J. ^[2]; Caughlan, Sean A. M. ^[2]; Leach, Timothy S. ^[2]; Appelgate, JR., Bruce ^[3]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
2. Glosten, Seattle, WA (United States)
3. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States). Scripps Inst. of Oceanography

This project is a natural "follow-on" to the 2017 MARAD-funded project establishing the technical, regulatory, and economic feasibilities of a zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell coastal research vessel named the Zero-V. In this follow-on project, we examine the applicability of hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion technology for a different kind of vessel, namely a smaller coastal/local research vessel targeted as a replacement for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) R/V Robert Gordon Sproul, which is approaching the end of its service life.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States); Glosten, Seattle, WA (United States); Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States). Scripps Inst. of Oceanography
• Sponsoring Organization: Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1670517
• Report Number(s): SAND--2020-10530R; 691059
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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