The project embraces 14 European partners collaborating on the design and construction of a new roll-on\/roll-off (RoRo) demonstration vessel running on liquid green hydrogen (LH2), as well as the establishment of a viable LH2 supply chain and bunkering platform.<\/p>\n Specifically, the project aims to lower the development and operational cost of a wider move to LH2 for ship propulsion throughout Europe. <\/p>\n As informed, the ship will be operated by Norwegian maritime industry group Wilhelmsen and will distribute LH2 to hydrogen hubs along the Norwegian coast. It is slated to be operational from 2024. <\/p>\n The EU funding from the EU\u2019s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 under the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH2 JU) is subject to the signing of a grant agreement by the HySHIP partners by the end of this year.<\/p>\n Apart from Wilhelmsen, the HySHIP consortium partners include Kongsberg Maritime, LMG Marin, Equinor, Norled, PersEE, Diana Shipping, Stolt-Nielsen Inland Tanker Service BV, Air Liquide, NCE Maritime CleanTech, DNV GL, ETH Z\u00fcrich, Strathclyde University and Demokritos.<\/p>\n With the concept name Topeka, the vessel will be the first of its kind to enter commercial service. <\/p>\n Providing a two-in-one solution, it will sail on a fixed schedule carrying both coastwise customer cargo and containerized LH2 to the bunkering hubs. Norway\u2019s west coast is dotted with bases serving the offshore industries, with base-to-base transport representing a heavy-duty transport route eminently suited to LH2. HySHIP will be a large-scale validation of the ship, its power system, and the distribution network. The bunkering hubs will in the future supply LH2-powered vessels including ferries and seagoing tonnage.<\/p>\n \u201cHydrogen as a fuel enables opportunities for low, or zero-emission shipping.\u00a0Topeka will be our first step towards scalable LH2 fuelled maritime operations. We shall create a full LH2 infrastructure and commercial ecosystem<\/a>, while at the same time removing yearly some 25,000 trucks from the roads\u201d,<\/em> <\/strong>according to Per Brinchmann<\/strong>, VP of special projects at Wilhelmsen, who is also coordinating the project.<\/p>\n \u201cA hydrogen driven coast-liner that has a regular frequency is very promising transportation alternative for Equinor\u2019s bases on the west coast of Norway. This zero-emission vessel service will also be a valuable demonstrator of the technology development supporting Equinor\u2019s ambitions to move cargo from road to sea and to halve emissions from our maritime activities in Norway by 2030,\u201d<\/em> Frida Ekl\u00f6f<\/strong> Monstad, Vice President Logistics and emergency response in Equinor said.<\/p>\n \u201cMaritime is a large contributor of global GHG emissions and thus a priority sector to decarbonize. Hydrogen and fuel cells have the potential to propel vessels in a zero-emission fashion and various ship types are starting to integrate them. HySHIP will be a worldwide forerunner innovation project due to its use of liquid hydrogen, the size of the fuel cell and the concept for the LH2 distribution\u201d<\/em> Bart Biebuyck<\/strong>, Executive Director at FCH2 JU, added.<\/p>\n The Topeka vessel will be built for zero emission through a combination of 1,000 kWh battery capacity and a three-megawatt proton exchange membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel cell. Hydrogen will be sourced from the new LH2 production plant planned at Mongstad outside Bergen by BKK, Equinor and Air Liquide.<\/p>\n HySHIP will also conduct three replicator studies, including a smaller, 1MW tanker barge for use on inland waterways, a 3MW fast ferry and a scaling-up study on a larger, 20MW energy system for deepsea vessels using a capesize bulk carrier as the replicator.<\/p>\n The post HySHIP hydrogen project secures EU funding<\/a> appeared first on Offshore Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n world maritime news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Maritime innovation project HySHIP has been granted \u20ac8 million (about $9.4 million) in EU funding as the Norwegian government announces a strengthened focus on the development and commercialization of hydrogen as a carbon-neutral fuel. 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