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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 solid oxide fuel cells at MW-scale

PROJECTS
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
-
Status
Ongoing
Geo-spatial type
Other
Total project cost
€14 999 513
EU Contribution
€14 999 509
Project website
Project Acronym
SHIP-AH2OY
STRIA Roadmaps
Low-emission alternative energy for transport (ALT)
Transport mode
Waterborne icon
Transport policies
Decarbonisation
Transport sectors
Freight transport

Overview

Call for proposal
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01
Link to CORDIS
Objectives

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 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) and liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) with efficient heat integration, resulting in electrical efficiency of 60% and total efficiency of 85%, a significant improvement from conventional internal combustion engines. The developed SOFC/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. Introduce high-temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) for marine use.
  2. Use of LOHC as the hydrogen storage technology to allow use of existing infrastructure (transport, bunkering, etc)
  3. 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.
  4. Scalable system architecture for larger ships and power plants by integrating several 1 MW SOFC/LOHC modules enabling power requirements well in excess of 3 MW.
  5. High-level thermal integration allowing SOFC waste heat to be used in the hydrogen release unit.
  6. A replication study for the developed SOFC/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 SOFC/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.

Funding

Specific funding programme
HORIZON.2.5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility
HORIZON.2.5.7 - Clean, Safe and Accessible Transport and Mobility
HORIZON.2.5.6 - Industrial Competitiveness in Transport
Other Programme
HORIZON-CL5-2021-D5-01-08 Enabling the full integration of very high power fuel cells in ship design using co-generation and combined cycle solutions for increased efficiency with multiple fuels (ZEWT Partnership)
Funding Source
Horizon Europe

Partners

Lead Organisation
Organisation
TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY
Address
TEKNIIKANTIE 21, 02150 ESPOO, Finland
EU Contribution
€843 273
Partner Organisations
Organisation
DNV HELLAS SINGLE MEMBER SA
Address
5 AITOLIKOU STREET, 185 45 PIRAEUS, Greece
EU Contribution
€201 278
Organisation
Deltamarin Oy
Address
POSTIKATU 2, 20250 Turku, Finland
EU Contribution
€218 275
Organisation
FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG
Address
SCHLOSSPLATZ 4, 91054 ERLANGEN, Germany
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€703 325
Organisation
JOHANNES OSTENSJO DY AS
Address
SMEDASUNDET 97, 5501 HAUGESUND, Norway
EU Contribution
€13 722
Organisation
SIEMENS ENERGY AS
Address
OSTRE AKERVEI 88, 0596 OSLO, Norway
EU Contribution
€1 649 200
Organisation
ETHNICON METSOVION POLYTECHNION
Address
HEROON POLYTECHNIOU 9 ZOGRAPHOU CAMPUS, 157 80 ATHINA, Greece
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€114 024
Organisation
HYDROGENIOUS LOHC TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
Address
WEIDENWEG 13, 91058 ERLANGEN, Germany
EU Contribution
€5 522 565
Organisation
TEKNOTHERM MARINE HVAC SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA
Address
UL. WYSPIANSKIEGO 51, 70-497 SZCZECIN, Poland
EU Contribution
€174 577
Organisation
HYDROGENIOUS LOHC MARITIME AS
Address
SMEDASUNDET 97, 5501 HAUGESUND, Norway
EU Contribution
€3 015 098
Organisation
Astilleros Gondan Sa
Address
MUELLE DE FIGUERAS S/N, 33794 CASTROPOL, Spain
EU Contribution
€1 358 088
Organisation
"national Center For Scientific Research ""demokritos"""
Address
END OF PATRIARCHOU GRIGORIOU E AND 27 NEAPOLEOS STREET, 15341 AGIA PARASKEVI, Greece
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€218 140
Organisation
Engitec Systems International Limited
Address
143 SPYROU KYPRIANOU AVENUE CHRYSANTHOU BUSINESS C, 3083 LIMASSOL, Cyprus
EU Contribution
€412 261
Organisation
Maritime Cleantech
Address
MEATJONNSVEGEN 74, 5412 STORD, Norway
EU Contribution
€277 031
Organisation
Anonimi Naftiliaki Eteria Kritis (Anek) S.a.
Address
LEOFOROS KARAMANLI, 73100 CHANIA, Greece
Organisation website
EU Contribution
€121 467
Organisation
EDDA WIND X AS
Address
SMEDASUNDET 97, 5525 HAUGESUND, Norway
EU Contribution
€52 395
Organisation
OSTENSJO REDERI AS
Address
SMEDASUNDET 97, 5501 HAUGESUND, Norway
EU Contribution
€104 790

Technologies

Technology Theme
Fuel cells and hydrogen fuel
Technology
Development of new Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) technologies
Development phase
Demonstration/prototyping/Pilot Production

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