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The primary propulsion of inland waterway vessels is compression-ignition engines, usually fuelled with diesel fuel. Spark ignition propulsion applies to small, tourist, sport, and recreational boats and large engines fuelled with by gas on water bodies and in industrial operations. However, this is marginal to inland waterway transportation. The purpose of the paper is to present the technology of feeding internal combustion engines with gas created by the hydrolysis of water, HHO, and then present the possibility of significantly reducing emissions of harmful outlet gases while reducing fuel consumption. Hydrogen was produced from water under laboratory conditions using a hydrogen generator that was developed and built. Sheet metal cutting was carried out using a torch with hydrogen fed from the generator. A hydrogen system has been installed in the engine room of an actual floating barge. Tests were carried out with the Wola turbocharged engine fuelled with hydrogen, and a saving of 9 % was achieved on the first attempt, a significant figure considering the type of engine. Tests have also been carried out on the MAN company engine, allowing it to achieve substantial fuel consumption savings. HHO technology, when applied to internal combustion engines, offers the following benefits: reduction of pollutants and emissions of harmful components of outlet gases and greenhouse gas emissions, fuel economy, and removal of deposits in the combustion chamber. There are also savings in consumables (filters, oils). An increase in the operating durability of internal combustion engines with hydrogen-assisted fueling has been observed.