{"id":5735,"date":"2022-08-10T10:50:38","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T08:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rotterdammakeithappen.bureaurotterdam.nl\/verhaal\/hydrogen-powered-water-taxi-at-rotterdam-world-port-days-will-be-a-world-first\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T10:20:22","slug":"hydrogen-powered-water-taxi-at-rotterdam-world-port-days-will-be-a-world-first","status":"publish","type":"verhaal","link":"https:\/\/rotterdammakeithappen.nl\/en\/stories\/hydrogen-powered-water-taxi-at-rotterdam-world-port-days-will-be-a-world-first\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Hydrogen-powered water taxi at Rotterdam World Port Days will be a world first’"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]‘Whenever I drive through the city of Rotterdam or the port, I spot opportunities for hydrogen everywhere; on the ground, on the water and in the air’, says Jonas Brendelberger, co-founder of zepp.solutions. He is currently working as one of the project leaders on the very first hydrogen-powered water taxi, which will be christened just before the Rotterdam World Port Days and showed to the public during this event. Jonas and his colleagues hope to achieve a massive, positive impact on the climate by doing more than just separating waste at home. <\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\nRight in the middle of the ship dock, near the water taxi station at the Hotel New York, Jonas (32) tells me that, in collaboration with the SWIMconsortium<\/a>, he has been working for almost two years, co-building a hydrogen-powered water taxi. Asked about the benefits of hydrogen, Jonas explains: ‘The ‘hydrogen engine’ doesn’t emit any harmful substances, only water, which means that it is very climate-friendly. Also, with hydrogen, you can refuel, so you don’t lose any time charging a battery as you would with electric water taxis. And just like a diesel engine, this is a compact motor, but unlike diesel, hydrogen engines are very quiet’.”,[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″]