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New hydrogen hybrid research vessel.
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego selected naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten as the naval architect for the university's innovative coastal research vessel . The new vessel will be an innovation in the maritime industry with a one-of-a-kind hydrogen hybrid propulsion system.
For this project, Glosten will provide the preliminary design, contract design and detailed design of the research vessel to be operated by Scripps Oceanography. The new research vessel will feature a hybrid propulsion system that integrates hydrogen fuel cells along with a conventional diesel-electric power plant, enabling zero-emission operations.
The design is scaled so that the ship can operate % of its missions using entirely a non-fossil fuel, hydrogen, with only pure water and electricity as reaction products. For longer missions, mod C Level Executive List ern clean-running diesel generators will provide additional power.
The proposed -meter-long vessel will be equipped with a wide range of sensors, including acoustic Doppler current profilers, seafloor mapping systems, midwater fisheries imaging systems, biological and geological sampling systems, and support for aerial operations with drones . These capabilities will enable multidisciplinary research, improving our understanding of the physical and biological processes active in California's coastal oceans.
Last year, California lawmakers allocated $ million for the design and construction of this vessel that will serve as a platform for education and research dedicated to understanding the California coast and the impacts of climate change on the coastal ecosystem.
The development of this and subsequent zero-emission vessels is essential to the University of California's Carbon Neutrality Initiative, the goal of being carbon neutral by This new vessel will be dedicated to California research missions, with the ability to study topics vital to California's economy, such as the health of marine fisheries, harmful algal blooms, severe El Niño storms, atmospheric rivers, sea level rise, ocean acidification, and oxygen depletion zones.
The planned design and construction schedule includes one year to complete the basic design. Following approval of the design by the U.S. Coast Guard, the university will select the shipyard where the design will be built. Construction and detailed design are likely to take another three years.
When completed, it will join the fleet of vessels managed by Scripps, including the Navy-owned research vessels Sally Ride and Roger Revelle, which conduct global oceanographic research, and the R/V Bob and Betty Beyster, a work ship scientist close to the coast. All research vessels are stationed and maintained at the university's Nimitz Marine Facility in Point Loma. The new vessel will replace the research vessel (R/V) Robert Gordon Sproul, which has served thousands of UC students in its years of service, but is nearing the end of its useful life.
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego selected naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten as the naval architect for the university's innovative coastal research vessel . The new vessel will be an innovation in the maritime industry with a one-of-a-kind hydrogen hybrid propulsion system.
For this project, Glosten will provide the preliminary design, contract design and detailed design of the research vessel to be operated by Scripps Oceanography. The new research vessel will feature a hybrid propulsion system that integrates hydrogen fuel cells along with a conventional diesel-electric power plant, enabling zero-emission operations.
The design is scaled so that the ship can operate % of its missions using entirely a non-fossil fuel, hydrogen, with only pure water and electricity as reaction products. For longer missions, mod C Level Executive List ern clean-running diesel generators will provide additional power.
The proposed -meter-long vessel will be equipped with a wide range of sensors, including acoustic Doppler current profilers, seafloor mapping systems, midwater fisheries imaging systems, biological and geological sampling systems, and support for aerial operations with drones . These capabilities will enable multidisciplinary research, improving our understanding of the physical and biological processes active in California's coastal oceans.
Last year, California lawmakers allocated $ million for the design and construction of this vessel that will serve as a platform for education and research dedicated to understanding the California coast and the impacts of climate change on the coastal ecosystem.
The development of this and subsequent zero-emission vessels is essential to the University of California's Carbon Neutrality Initiative, the goal of being carbon neutral by This new vessel will be dedicated to California research missions, with the ability to study topics vital to California's economy, such as the health of marine fisheries, harmful algal blooms, severe El Niño storms, atmospheric rivers, sea level rise, ocean acidification, and oxygen depletion zones.
The planned design and construction schedule includes one year to complete the basic design. Following approval of the design by the U.S. Coast Guard, the university will select the shipyard where the design will be built. Construction and detailed design are likely to take another three years.
When completed, it will join the fleet of vessels managed by Scripps, including the Navy-owned research vessels Sally Ride and Roger Revelle, which conduct global oceanographic research, and the R/V Bob and Betty Beyster, a work ship scientist close to the coast. All research vessels are stationed and maintained at the university's Nimitz Marine Facility in Point Loma. The new vessel will replace the research vessel (R/V) Robert Gordon Sproul, which has served thousands of UC students in its years of service, but is nearing the end of its useful life.