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After teasing its revolutionary new sailing catamaran last July, Sunreef Yachts is giving seafarers a closer look at the Zero Cat concept.
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It’s the futuristic green tech that really sets this cat apart, though. Sunreef says the Zero Cat will be equipped with a reformer that can transform methanol into hydrogen . The fuel-cell system will generate clean energy that will be used for both the electric propulsion and the hotel load, according to the yard. As such, the yacht will produce no emissions, nitrogen oxides, or sulfur oxides. It will also make minimal noise and vibrations, ensuring you have a smooth and peaceful ride.
In addition to the hydrogen production system, the Zero Cat will produce more green power from hydro generators and solar cells. The latter, which Sunreef calls a “solar skin,” is built into the yacht’s entire bodywork and can continuously generate power from the sun so long as it’s shining. The “solar skin” has already appeared on a number of models, including a 100-foot sailboat , a smaller 80-foot sailer , and an 80-foot cat .
Sunreef has even found a way to counter the stigma that hydrogen power has carried since the Hindenburg crash in 1937. It says no high-pressure hydrogen storage will be needed on board and thus it can guarantee the highest level of safety.
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Sunreef Yachts Eco reveals the first images of the Sunreef Zero Cat superyacht.
Measuring over 90ft, this sailing catamaran concept, currently under development by the shipyard’s R&D department, will be able to produce clean hydrogen on board to provide the most sustainable yachting experience. Additionally, the Sunreef Zero Cat will benefit from a green power boost with the solar cells integrated into the yacht’s bodywork.
The Sunreef Zero Cat will be equipped with a reformer, transforming methanol into clean hydrogen: thus generating net zero emissions, no nitrogen oxides, and no sulfur oxides. Other known advantages of the Zero Cat include low noise and vibration levels, as well as low maintenance. The system will also guarantee the highest level of safety, as no high-pressure hydrogen storage will be needed on board. For more information, reach out to our customer representatives today.
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Sunreef Yachts reveals first images of new zero-emission catamaran in development
Polish yard Sunreef Yachts has released the first images of its zero-emission catamaran named the Zero Cat. By producing clean hydrogen, the shipyard reaffirms its commitment to discovering "cleaner and greener yachting solutions".
Currently in development with Sunreef's R&D department, the new sailing superyacht will measure in excess of 27.4 metres and aims to combine hydrogen power with electric propulsion for a new standard of eco-conscious cruising. It will generate net zero emissions, no nitrogen oxides or sulfur oxides.
According to the yard, the Zero Cat will house a hydrogen generator to produce its own hydrogen sourced from green methanol on board, which will be used to power the majority of the yacht's energy requirements. Other advantages include low noise and vibration levels.
Additional green power will come from an onboard solar power system, with solar cells built into the hulls and superstructure.
The mix of power feeds into a fuel cell system used to generate zero-emission energy for both the electric propulsion and hotel load, including the air conditioning, watermakers and onboard electronics.
"Our goal is to revolutionise the industry by offering discerning customers an exceptional zero-emission sailing experience," Sunreef co-founder and CTO Nicolas Lapp said in a statement. "This project represents a milestone in our ongoing commitment to protecting our oceans and preserving the natural beauty of the sea."
The Zero Cat follows a series of new project announcements from Sunreef, including a new hybrid power catamaran range known as Ultima and a new 33M Explorer Eco model with transpacific capabilities. The yard also has 13 orders currently on order, according to BOATPro , with deliveries extending until 2025.
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Sunreef Yachts says its research-and-development department is working on a Zero Cat: a sustainable sailing yacht that can convert methanol to hydrogen, combining with electric propulsion to create zero emissions and what the builder promises will be “unlimited autonomy.”
The Zero Cat will “measure above 90 feet,” according to Sunreef. It will also have a solar-power system with solar cells built into the body of the yacht.
Sunreef says the fuel-cell and solar-cell systems will provide energy for propulsion as well as hotel loads.
“Our goal is to revolutionize the industry by offering discerning customers an exceptional zero-emission sailing experience,” Nicolas Lapp, chief technology officer and co-founder of Sunreef, stated in a press release. “This project represents a milestone in our ongoing commitment to protecting our oceans and preserving the natural beauty of the sea.”
What else is new at Sunreef? In the past year, the builder also unveiled the Ultima, a range of hybrid power catamarans . The first models are the 45 Ultima and 55 Ultima.
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Exclusive - Zero Cat, the zero emission catamaran from Sunreef Yachts
July 14 2023
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In just a few years, Sunreef Yachts, the world leader in the market for semi-custom luxury catamarans, has established itself as the reference player in eco-responsible yachting, both for its sailing catamarans and its motor catamarans, in through its ECO, electric or hybrid ranges.
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Over the nautical seasons, these have taken over from the yard's traditional units. An enviable situation, rare in boating and yachting, but which however did not encourage the Sunreef Yachts teams to rest on their laurels. Because with ZERO CAT, Sunreef is going even further, by announcing a zero-emission luxury catamaran! A few years ago, imagining a luxury catamaran sailboat, 90 feet long, self-sufficient in energy and with unlimited autonomy, would have been a challenge.
This challenge is clearly no longer one on the side of Gdansk, headquarters of the Polish shipyard Sunreef Yachts, which after having imagined electric and hybrid ECO catamarans, is now developing a ZERO EMISSION model called Zero Cat.
At the heart of this concept, an engine using a hydrogen fuel cell, generating electricity from green methanol, the system benefiting from the green energy produced on board by the yacht's solar energy system, with cells solar panels integrated into the entire structure of the yacht.
The fuel cell system produces clean energy without any emissions, an energy used both for electric propulsion and household electronics (on-board consumers).
This innovation is all the more interesting in that it incorporates all the specificities developed over the years by Sunreef in the field of eco-responsible yachting, namely:
- the integration of photovoltaic panels with XXL capacity integrated into the sides, roof cap and mast
- the installation of a powerful and safe battery bank, partly developed in-house
- the implementation of consumers (air conditioning, desalination, etc.) offering consumption levels never before achieved on this type of unit
- the choice of optimized electric motors
- the installation of really efficient hydrogenerators
With Zero CAT, Sunreef Yachts' goal was to develop a sustainable sailing superyacht, whose non-sail propulsion was to ensure self-sufficiency and unlimited range. By combining hydrogen energy and electric propulsion, the Zero Cat should once again give the Polish shipyard a good head start.
The advantage of green methanol
Unlike hydrogen produced on land and loaded on board a ship (or a truck), green methanol does not require any modification of the ship's tanks, nor complex and particularly expensive logistics (compression, cooling....) even delicate.
This is the advantage of e-fuels, these "green" fuels, made from photovoltaic energy, of which Siemens Energy is a pioneer. The production process of e-methanol is based on the chemical combination of CO2 and hydrogen. Hydrogen is first produced in an electrolyser, before being converted into methanol in a reactor by catalysis with carbon dioxide (CO2) from recovered and stored CO2. To manufacture e-methanol (carbon neutral), hydrogen from renewable electricity (photovoltaic or wind power) is used in combination with biogenic CO2. E-methanol can reduce CO2 emissions by 95%, nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions by 80%, and completely eliminate sulfur oxide (SOx) and particulate emissions.
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Demystifying yacht classification A, B, C, D
N.B. For your information, a more recent article was published on 24 Oct 2022 on the same subject, click here for direct access.
Demystifying yacht classification : Class A, B, C and D
Since 1998, CE certification is required for all recreational boats entering or being sold in Europe obliging boat manufacturers to respect certain building and security standards. Therefore, yachts ( boats ) are classified into four categories depending on their aptitude to confront navigational conditions taking into account both force of the wind and height of the waves. The categories are not to limit the area and distance of navigation (that is defined by security equipement onboard) but to sensitize the owner and/or captain of the boats capacities to navigate in complete security.
Let us start with the Beaufort Scale. A scale for classifying the force of the wind ranging from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane). It was devised by an admiral in the British Navy, Francis Beaufort, to uniform the description of the effect of different winds at sea.
There is a direct link between the Beaufort scale and boat classification. For discussion purposes, we will use only the 6, 7 and 8 forces.
A Class A yacht ( boat ) is a vessel that is built to navigate the open ocean and surpass a force 8 on the Beaufort scale and surpass waves higher that 4 meters. These yachts are constructed to be self sufficient in hostile seas.
A Class B yacht ( boat ) is a vessel built to navigate on the offshore waters (200 miles and less) and can substain UP TO force 8 and waves UP TO 4 meters.
A Class C boat is a vessel built to navigate inshore such as lakes, rivers, bays and close to the shore and can sustain UP TO force 6 and waves UP TO 2 meters.
A Class D boat is built for protected or sheltered waters such as canals, rivers, small lakes and sustain a force 4 and waves UP TO .3 meters (less that 1 ft).
With this said, you can understand that the Class A yacht ( boat ) respects a rigorous building code more so than a Class B and so forth. But regardless of the class, it is strongly discouraged to navigate in a force 7 for the reasons of safety and comfort as « pleasure » should always be on the agenda. Always consult the weather forecast prior to leaving any port and check hourly the weather situation.
Classification is very important and should be on your question list before purchasing any boat or yacht.
Classification rules are developed to assess the structural strength and integrity of the essential parts of the hull, the reliability and function of the propulsion, steering systems, power generation and all the other features installed on board which contribute to guarantee the main essential services of yacht.
Also for a class A, the portholes will be more resistant against a sustained wave, the drains to evacuate the water more abundant and of good size, the joints of the hull more hermetic, in short everything is in place to prevent water from s’ infiltrate on board.
By way of information, let us quote for example all the Ferretti yachts (60 to 96 feet), Pershing (60 to 115), the Riva (44 to 122) are all of class A just like the Magellano range at Azimut including also the 66 Flybridge.
Ferretti yachts (500, 550, 670 fly and over), Pershing (7X and over), Azimut Yachts (62, 64, 66, 68 Fly and over, the Sport Series 7X and over, all Magellano) are Class A. There are also other classifications such as RINA and American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det Norske Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd, Lloyd Register, that are more precise regulations and we will cover this later in another article.
Below is the graph of the Beaufort Scale along with photos.
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