Bang! Hydrogen-powered (HP) dry-bulker, HP container carrier, HP tanker, HP ferry, HP cruise, HP offshore supply vessel! The ancient Greek god Poseidon (or our ancient Norse god Njǫrd) must be ecstatic: There is no maritime niche in which hydrogen is not being tested. Since in 2022, there are already a good number of projects being developed, could you imagine how many hydrogen-powered vessels (not more prototypes or small vessels) will cross the oceans in 2030? Today, we share three of the projects announced in the last weeks.
First, Norwegian shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi AS and cargo owners Felleskjøpet Agri and HeidelbergCement have announced the Approval in Principle (AiP) awarded by Lloyd's Register (LR) for their hydrogen- and wind-powered bulk carrier (88 m). The hydrogen will be provided by Statkraft and stored in compressed form onboard, and two large rotor sails will harvest wind energy. The vessel will sail mainly in the North Sea, where weather conditions are ideal for wind-assisted propulsion.
Second, Gen2 Energy, another Norwegian company, is partnering with Sirius Design & Integration AS to design two hydrogen-powered container carriers (190 m each vessel and with a capacity of 500 40-foot containers). Gen2 Energy is currently developing large-scale production of hydrogen in Mosjøen, Norway. The companies are working with DNV and HYEX Safety to get the Approval in Principle (AiP) soon.
Third, the Dutch company C-Job Naval Architects is working with LH2 Europe, a producer of green hydrogen, to design a liquid hydrogen tanker (141 m). The tanker will have three liquid hydrogen tanks, each with a capacity of 12,500 cubic meters for a total of 37,500 cubic meters. The tanker will be used to export green hydrogen from Scotland to Germany and other parts of Europe.
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