Imagine a giant battery for a ship that uses a special liquid to carry hydrogen, similar to how we move diesel today. Instead of burning fuel, it uses fuel cells to turn that hydrogen into clean electricity and heat. This allows ships to stop using polluting oils without needing to rebuild all the world's ports.
Shipping companies face strict decarbonization targets but lack a way to store and transport hydrogen that doesn't require entirely new, expensive port infrastructure.
A scalable hydrogen power plant combining fuel cells and liquid organic hydrogen carriers, demonstrated on the vessel Edda Brint.
If you are a ship operator dealing with strict carbon emission regulations — this project developed a 1 MW modular fuel cell system that allows you to run vessels with zero greenhouse gas emissions. It uses liquid carriers so you can use existing bunkering infrastructure.
If you are a shipyard dealing with the demand for green fleet upgrades — this project developed a scalable architecture that can be integrated into existing vessels. This enables the conversion of service and ROPAX vessels to hydrogen power.
If you are a fuel supplier dealing with the difficulty of transporting gaseous hydrogen — this project developed a system using Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC). This allows hydrogen to be handled and transported using standard liquid fuel infrastructure.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or cost-per-unit details are not provided; however, the project received an EU contribution of EUR 14,999,509 for development.
Yes, the project uses a scalable architecture by integrating several 1 MW modules, enabling power requirements well in excess of 3 MW.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the consortium includes 14 industry partners to ensure efficient exploitation of results.
The system uses Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC), which allows the use of existing transport and bunkering infrastructure.
The project period runs from 2023-01-01 to 2027-12-31, with a demonstration planned on the vessel Edda Brint.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven with a 74% industry ratio, comprising 14 industrial partners across 7 countries. This high concentration of commercial entities, including ship owners, builders, and design offices, suggests the project is focused on immediate market application rather than theoretical research.
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