Route
Yichang (Three Gorges Reservoir)
Charging: Dockside green-hydrogen production and refueling station.
Battery: 1.8 MWh. Builder: China State Shipbuilding (CSSC).
Vessel record
Vessel record
| Operator | China Three Gorges Corporation |
| Builder | China State Shipbuilding (CSSC) |
| Class | ferry |
| Country | China |
| Powertrain | hydrogen fuel-cell electric |
| Fuel source | green |
| Battery (MWh) | 1.8 |
| Capacity | 80 passengers; 500 kW fuel cell |
| Charging | Dockside green-hydrogen production and refueling station |
| Autonomy | crewed |
| Route or region | Yichang (Three Gorges Reservoir) |
| Status | demonstrator |
| In service | 2023 |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: ctg.com.cn
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Electric Ferries. Vessels are compared on battery capacity, charging, route length and service status - the factors that decide whether a vessel class can run on batteries alone or still needs hydrogen, hybrid or green-fuel power.
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Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Three Gorges Hydrogen Boat 1 (China Three Gorges Corporation)
- Sources
- ElectronsX marine dataset; operator, shipyard and classification society records
- Updated
- 2026-10