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Development and demonstration of zero-emission propulsion technology on board ships using green hydrogen from liquid organic hydrogen carrier in combination with fuel cells at MW-scale

Project description

A sustainable future for zero-emission shipping

In line with the EU’s goal to decrease the impact of the shipping industry on the environment, the concept of zero-emission shipping is gaining momentum. In this context, the EU-funded SHIP-AH2OY project is a collaborative effort to develop a green and sustainable technology for power and heat generation onboard ships. It involves the use of high-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) for hydrogen storage, resulting in significant improvements in efficiency compared to conventional internal combustion engines. The project aims to demonstrate the efficient operation of the SOFC/LOHC powertrain on an existing vessel, with plans for scalability to larger ships and power plants.

Objective

SHIP-AH2OY project will develop a scalable, green and sustainable technology for power and heat generation on board ships. The concept is based on the combined use of hydrogen fuel cells (FC) and liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) with efficient heat integration. The developed FC/LOHC powertrain will be demonstrated on board a vessel Edda Brint owned by Ostensjo.

The SHIP-AH2OY project aims to achieve the following high-level targets:
1. Use of LOHC as the hydrogen storage technology to allow use of existing infrastructure (transport, bunkering, etc)
2. Integration of the hydrogen power unit on board an existing and available ship and the demonstration of the efficient operation of the power plant using green hydrogen.
3. Scalable system architecture for larger ships and power plants by integrating several 1 MW FC/LOHC modules enabling power requirements well in excess of 3 MW.
4. A replication study for the developed FC/LOHC system allowing easy replication in e.g. service vessels and ROPAX-vessels.

Basis of the project is the strong commitment of the wide range of industry partners to realize zero-emission shipping. The partners have an already pre-prepared vessel earmarked for the project and plans to retrofit several other vessels with FC/LOHC systems after the first successful demonstration of the technology. As the consortium covers the whole value chain from design-offices and class-society to ship builders, owners and operators, efficient dissemination and exploitation of the results will be a natural outcome of the project.

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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01

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Coordinator

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
Net EU contribution

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€ 843 273,00
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TEKNIIKANTIE 21
02150 Espoo
Finland

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Manner-Suomi Helsinki-Uusimaa Helsinki-Uusimaa
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