 In February 2020 it was announced that the software tycoon Bill Gates had commissioned the world’s first hydrogen-powered superyacht, in a £500m signal of his belief that investment in new clean technology is the best way to cut carbon emissions.Later, the yacht manufacturers refuted this news and claimed that they have no business relationship with Gates.The Sunday Telegraph revealed that the retired Microsoft cofounder was behind the construction of a hydrogen vessel by the Dutch yacht builder Feadship.