Everfuel to supply green hydrogen to shipping firm

Danish hydrogen firm Everfuel has signed an initial agreement to supply 'green' hydrogen to an unnamed German-Norwegian shipping company.

Everfuel will be responsible for delivery, including planning and developing the necessary infrastructure. It expects the first hydrogen-powered vessel to operate in early 2023, and to consume around 1 t/d of hydrogen.

Green hydrogen, made using electricity produced from renewable sources, can be used to fuel engines or to produce green ammonia, which could also be used to run ships. It is costly, but is regarded as a leading candidate to reduce shipping's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The International Maritime Organisation wants the global shipping industry to reduce GHG emissions by 50pc and CO2 emissions by 70pc by 2050 compared with 2008.

Everfuel is part of a group led by Danish renewable energy firm Orsted which plans to build a renewable hydrogen production facility in Denmark, which will come online later this year.

Europe's largest port, Rotterdam, is exploring hydrogen as a fuel. Also, Orsted is planning to build a 1GW green hydrogen facility in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) trading and refining hub.

Shipping firms such as Mediterranean Shipping Company, Ardmore Shipping, DFDS, and Viking Cruises are all looking into hydrogen as a fuel.

By Nana Kutin