The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced that it is providing $500,000 to support a feasibility study for the design, construction, and operation of a high-speed passenger ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology and a refueling station. In theory, the fuel cell would provide power for the ferry’s propulsion and auxiliary … [Read more...]
Viking Lady Fuel Cells Trial Ends In Success
With rising fuel prices and impending environmental regulations, the pressure is on for more efficient and environmentally friendly ships. For that reason, DNV Research and Innovation has been working on safe and reliable fuel cell applications for ships. In the joint industry project, FellowSHIP, a 330 kW fuel cell was successfully installed, and demonstrated smooth, fully … [Read more...]
DNV Executive Interview – Fuel Cells, Subsea Technology, Arctic Shipping, and More
At last month's Connecticut Maritime Association conference in Stamford, Connecticut, I met up with DNV Americas' COO, Elisabeth Torstad, as well as President, DNV Maritime, Oil & Gas, Tor Svensen, and North America Director of Operations for Maritime and Oil and Gas, Kenneth Vareide. Interview conducted 20 March 2012 RA: Thank you all for the opportunity to … [Read more...]
Viking Lady Going Full Hybrid as FellowSHIP Fuel Cell Project Enters Phase III
Building on the success of the world's first high temperature fuel cell power pack installation on board the OSV Viking Lady, the FellowSHIP project - a joint industry R&D project experimenting with fully integrated fuel cells on board vessels and offshore platforms - said today that it is entering into the third phase of its research that will integrate battery pack power … [Read more...]
Wärtsilä and Versa to jointly develop fuel cell technology
Pictured: In the summer of 2010, a WFC20 fuel cell unit was installed onboard the Undine, a car carrier owned by Sweden's Wallenius Lines Solid oxide fuel cell modules to be integrated in stand-alone energy-generation and marine products Wärtsilä, a leading provider of power solutions to both the marine and energy markets, and Versa Power Systems (VPS), a leading … [Read more...]
First Ship with High Temperature Fuel Cell for Greener Power Supply
September 2009 saw the initial operation of the first high temperature fuel cell to be run on board of a ship. The operation was launched as part of the FellowSHIP research project (Fuel Cells for Low Emission Ships): a project to test fully integrated on-board fuel cells - both on board of vessels, as well as offshore platforms - and to make them commercially viable. The … [Read more...]
Hydrogen Powered Ship – Iceland’s Ambitious Project For Alternative Energy Propulsion
The ship pictured above fails to impress the Icelandic tourists who board her for a short whale watching tour but after talking with the crew their attitude changes. ABC News tells us: By April, visitors to Europe's northernmost capital will get a taste of that future by taking whale-watching tours aboard the ship, or renting one of the world's first hydrogen-powered hire … [Read more...]