2 June, Naval Commander-in-Chief Viktor Chirkov came on a visit to TSNII SET, affiliated branch of Krylov Centre. The high guest was hosted by KSRC Director General Vladimir Nikitin, Executive Director Mikhail Zagorodnikov and TSNII SET Director Dzhavdat Khairov. The agenda included a walk-around TSNII SET production and testing facilities as well as a showcase of test prototypes developed by Krylov Centre.

Some latest hydrogen power solutions were demonstrated, the most important being fuel-cell batteries for kW and MW class powerplants and converter to extract hydrogen from various hydrocarbon fuels. Admiral Chirkov was shown around pilot production shop for fuel cells and fuel-cell batteries as well as modern research and testing facilities indispensable for development of innovative hydrogen power technologies. Very soon advanced powerplants of this type will find practical implementation at sea and on shore.

The electric engineering efforts of TSNII SET have not been overlooked during this visit either. Naval Commander-in-Chief called an electric engineering test facility extending its electric hardware test services to the entire shipbuilding sector. Admiral Chirkov was shown high-voltage switchgears and frequency converter modules developed for Russian nuclear icebreakers. Indigenization issues were also discussed at the meeting. It should be noted that in this regard Krylov’s directors and Naval Commander-in-Chief voiced the same view that the essential requirement is to set up production of indigenous hardware components in Russia.

Apart from electric engineering, the Krylov State Research Centre showcased some other developments including unique super-light and ultra-strong composite structures for enhanced corrosion resistance and robustness of ship hulls. CDB Baltsudoproekt demonstrated a model of originally designed shallow-draft icebreaker to be outfitted with an electric propulsion system produced by TSNII SET.