The disclosure relates to a method for operating an internal combustion engine of a watercraft, in particular on inland waters, in which (i) in an electrolysis unit for the production of hydrogen, water is split into hydrogen and oxygen, (ii) a carbon dioxide sorption unit extracts carbon dioxide from the ambient air, (iii) the hydrogen and the carbon dioxide are fed to a methanol synthesis unit for the production of methanol, and are synthesized therein to methanol, (iv) a photovoltaic unit absorbs solar energy and converts it into electrical energy. The electrolysis unit, the carbon dioxide sorption unit and the methanol synthesis unit are powered by the electrical energy generated in the photovoltaic unit. The methanol produced is transported by means of a distributor system to at least one tank of the watercraft, and is fed from the tank as required to the internal combustion engine, and therein is combusted to generate mechanical energy.


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    Title :

    METHOD OF OPERATING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE OF A WATERCRAFT


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    Publication date :

    2024-02-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63H Schiffsantrieb oder Steuerung der Schiffe , MARINE PROPULSION OR STEERING / C07C ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS , Acyclische oder carbocyclische Verbindungen / C25B ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON- METALS , Elektrolytische oder elektrophoretische Verfahren für die Herstellung von Verbindungen oder von nichtmetallischen Elementen



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