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First Hydrogen-Powered Superyacht Embodies Eco-Conscious Luxury

2 pointsby orculabout 1 year ago

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reifyabout 1 year ago
How can Hydrogen be eco?<p>Isnt it extracted from fossil fuels?<p>How can you call hydrogen eco when it is used to keep on drilling and building new infrastructure for the fossil fuel industrial complex.
RetroTechieabout 1 year ago
<i>“The brief was to build the greenest and most environmentally advanced yacht ever built, without compromise. It was a huge challenge, but one that the team has embraced and delivered on.”</i><p>Textbook case of greenwashing?<p>That hydrogen must be produced somehow. This yacht refuels only where the H2 is produced using 100% renewable power?<p>Of course, non of this mentions the (no doubt enormous) GHG emissions embodied in the yacht&#x27;s construction? Its materials? The shipyard workers driving back &amp; forth every day over the course of its construction? All the maintenance that will be done on it for years to come?<p>Never mind billionaire users flying in on their private helicopters. Or all the luxury foods presented to their guests.<p>Let&#x27;s be honest: &quot;superyacht&quot; and &quot;eco-conscious&quot; does not compute. Superyachts are wasteful by definition.<p>Ok... if ultra-rich &#x27;need&#x27; to have their superyachts, a H2 fueled one might be preferable over a diesel powered one.