The SEAFUEL hydrogen car has arrived and we are in love!

The long-awaited moment has finally arrived. Tenerife is now home to the first-ever car powered by seawater. Yes, that’s right! The Hyundai Nexo arrived in Tenerife on the 15th of June 2021. It is one of eight cars to use sustainable hydrogen as its main source of energy. And, ever since the Canary Green team visited the SEAFUEL facilities last year, we have been dying to get a glimpse of this car up close.

Tenerife’s low carbon economy

The concept behind the SEAFUEL project is to develop a low carbon economy in isolated regions such as islands. Tenerife was chosen as the base for this investigation and SEAFUEL have partnered with ITER to make it a reality. The arrival of these cars signals a shift towards a green island future for Tenerife. And, the construction of a hydrogen refuelling plant is also on the cards. This will be the first hydrogen fuelling station of its kind in Tenerife. Not only is this a wildly innovative initiative, but it also boasts huge environmental benefits.

It will take just 5 minutes to completely refuel one car
Seawater is the main ingredient required to power the car. It is filtered and hydrogen and oxygen are extracted from the water using a process called electrolysis. The hydrogen then is compressed to produce fuel for the car.
The result is a zero-emission fuel
The cars emit water vapour into the air instead of harmful gas.

“We are very proud to participate in this project and are ready for the sustainability challenge.” – Irene Gálvez, CEO Hyundai Canarias

The future for SEAFUEL hydrogen cars in Tenerife

Once the hydrogen refuelling station arrives from the United Kingdom it will be located at ITER in Tenerife South. It will be used as a way to demonstrate the technological, economic and social impact that the implementation of green fuels has on island life. But, SEAFUEL plans to take this project one step further and allow global access to the installations via a virtual guided tour. Never before has a project of this scale been so accessible and we are excited to see the results.

In short

About SEAFUEL:
• Car that burns zero fossil fuels and produces zero pollution
• SEAFUEL project foresees the installation of the first hydrogen fueling station in the island Tenerife
• The car gets twice as much distance as a Tesla.

Who is SEAFUEL?

The SEAFUEL project is a non-profit designed to change the future of transport forever. It is co-funded by INTERREG Atlantic Area Programme 2014-2020. In addition, the project partners include: