First fuel cell passenger ship unveiled in Hamburg

What is claimed to be the world's first passenger ship to be powered by fuel cells was recently unveiled and officially named in Hamburg, Germany. The FCS Alsterwasser is powered by hybrid fuel cell drive technology produced by Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH, a wholly owned German subsidiary of UK-based Proton Power Systems. After a phase of test operation the ship operator will gradually take the ship into commercial service starting this year, with a capacity of 100 passengers at a time.