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Hydrogen cars flopped, but that’s not the end for fuel cell technology

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The Energy Observer is a 100-foot-long catamaran retrofitted with solar panels.

It produces all the energy it needs to sail through three different methods: solar, wind power, hydrogen and wind power.

The hydrogen is then converted into electricity courtesy of a Toyota fuel cell.

Despite their early failures, major companies are still pouring billions of dollars into the technology.

Once built, the Energy Observer 2 will be able to transport 1,100 20-foot -long shipping containers over a distance of 1,800 nautical miles .

Like its predecessor, the cargo ship will also run on hydrogen fuel cells provided by car companies like Toyota .

The idea is to use hydrogen to decarbonize heavy industries, which is ill-suited for battery-electric vehicles that are slow to charge.

GM ’s Hydrotec division is investing in heavy-duty trucks.

Jacob Brouwer was one of those early adopters of hydrogen fuel cell technology.

He blames California ’s energy regulators for fumbling the rollout, failing to get to the promised 200 stations and leaving the project incomplete.

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