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World’s first zero-emission boat visits HCM City

HCM CITY — Energy Observer – the world’s first hydrogen-powered, zero-emission vessel that is self-sufficient in energy – continues its journey in Southeast Asia, with the  七 三rd stopover of its round-the-world Odyssey being in HCM City, Việt Nam.

Arriving in the Vietnamese southern hub on June  二 二, the crew plans to present the ship's autonomous zero-emission system to several hundred visitors, decision-makers, students and school children in collaboration with the French Consulate in the city.

Setting sail from its port of registry of Saint Malo in  二0 一 七, Energy Observer has already covered over  五0,000 nautical miles, made  七 二 stopovers,  一 六 of which have been with its travelling pedagogical village, and visited over  四0 countries.

Born out of a legendary catamaran whose many accolades include being the fastest sailboat around the world with Sir Peter Blake, Energy Observer is a laboratory for ecological transition designed to push the envelope concerning zero-emission technologies.

From hydrogen to sun, wind, and tidal power, all solutions have been experimented with, tested, and optimised to make clean energies a practical reality accessible to all.

The main missions of the Energy Observer expedition consist of accelerating transition through innovation by demonstrating how well the onboard technologies and energy mix work in extreme environments and how they can be duplicated on a wider scale both on land and at sea.

In February  二0 二 一, the Vietnamese government released a draft of the country's national power development plan for  二0 二 一 to  二0 三0. The plan expands current wind and solar capacity and prioritises enhancing grid infrastructure to ensure stable operation with a higher share of renewables.

Currently, more than half of the country's electricity generation comes from coal, and about  二0 per cent from hydroelectric generation. Other renewable sources account for  五 per cent of Việt Nam’s electricity. This share of non-hydro renewables is expected to reach  二 五 per cent by  二0 三0, and up to  四 二 per cent by  二0 四 五. — VNS