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| Mon, 20th Jul 2020 14:57:00 |
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Pillars of Progress: Mobility – Maritime hydrogen, the next big wave |
The maritime sector includes activities as varied as cruise-boat tourism, freight shipping and ferry transport. It’s also a big contributor of CO2 emissions.
The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH2 JU) is promoting research to develop and integrate efficient hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuel cells on ships and boats.
The results could help to slash CO2 emissions by a minimum of 50% by 2050 – which is the target defined by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
New fuel for an expanding market
Cargo vessels, cruise ships and ferries are all important parts of the global economy. For example, about 90% of all freight goods are transported at sea, but most ships burn fossil fuels for power, emitting CO2 and other pollutants.
Ocean freight shipping alone releases about 3% of global greenhouse gases, a figure which is predicted to grow as the maritime sector continues to expand.
In April 2018, the shipping industry committed to a greenhouse gas (GHG) target of reducing emissions by at least 50% by 2050. Achieving this target will require new ships, new engines and – above all – a new fuel.
Clean fuel in cool conditions
Two FCH2 JU-funded projects are researching the use of hydrogen fuel cells to replace fossil fuels to power ships.
The MARANDA project, which started in 2017, aims to develop a 165kW fuel cell powertrain able to provide power to a research vessel’s electrical equipment and its dynamic positioning while in research mode, in the extra cold of the Artic and Baltic seas.
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