Scana-owned PSW Power & Automation has demonstrated a hydrogen-based shore power solution designed for the maritime industry.
The solution was presented at the pilot facilities on CCB’s shipyard in Ågotnes, Norway, on 19 September.
A consortium comprising PSW Power & Automation, Westgass Hydrogen, CCB and H2Production was established to provide this hydrogen-fueled shore power solution.
According to PSW, the solution was designed with flexibility, reliability and safety in mind to help maritime sector to decarbonise its operations.
“This is a milestone. We have shown that our container-based power solutions can be fueled by hydrogen, and together with our partners we have demonstrated that the value chain for such solutions is in place” , says Styrk Bekkenes , CEO of Scana.
The solution works by using clean hydrogen to drive fuel cell generators , which in turn generate high-capacity electricity. This supply of electricity can then be integrated into existing grid connected facilities, or work on a standalone basis for a complete off-grid offering. The system generates no pollutants, with its only other outputs being steam and heat, explains Eirik Sørensen , general manager at PSW Power & Automation.
Havila Shipping’s Havila Foresight was the first vessel supplied with shore power from clean hydrogen.
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