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“Hydrogen is very new,” said Mjøs. “One new technology is not covered by current Raufoss, DNV GL, Norwegian Directorate
of the biggest barriers is the need for regulations.” for Civil Protection and the Møre and
effective hydrogen specifi c rules.” Romsdal County Authority.
The HYBRIDShip project was formally
HYBRIDShip launched in January 2017. In the fi rst Hydrogen Ferry Routes
Fiskerstrand Shipyard has launched a phase of the project, the partners will As part of another recent breakthrough,
project to build the world’s fi rst hydrogen- focus on the technical and regulatory the Norwegian Public Roads Administration
powered ferry under the Norwegian requirements, testing of fuel cells under (NPRA) announced last August plans to
innovation project HYBRIDShip. The marine conditions, and develop procedures contract a hydrogen-powered ferry to
project received research funding from for fi lling and operating with hydrogen. The connect three coastal towns offshore
the PILOT-E scheme to have a hybrid- second phase of the project will focus on Stavanger. The development contract is
powered ferry using battery and hydrogen converting the selected ferry, as well as similar to the one that made the world’s fi rst
technology. It is expected to be operating testing, piloting and operating it. electric passenger and car ferry Ampere
by 2020. The project will also potentially offshore Bergen a reality in 2015.
pave the way for bringing forward the The hope is that the project will not only
authority’s approval process for using develop the pilot vessel, but also build “It’s a particularly important project due
hydrogen as fuel in maritime transport. a specifi cation foundation that can be to its authority backing and funding,” says
applied towards other types of hydrogen- Gerd Petra Haugom, a DNV GL principal
“It is positive that the NMA now is powered hybrid ships for other industries, consultant specializing in hydrogen.
increasingly getting involved in innovative such as aquaculture, fi shing, offshore
projects at an early stage,” says Olav industry and short sea shipping. The The contract calls for 10-years of zero-
Akselsen, NMA director general of Norwegian partners in the HYBRIDShip emission operation that will reduce CO
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Shipping and Navigation. “This means that project include the NMA, Multi Maritime, emissions by more than 4,000 tons per
we are better prepared in cases where the SINTEF Foundation, NEL, Hexagon year. It is one of 11 zero-emission and low
emission maritime contracts that combined
could reduce CO by 30,000 tons annually,
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equal to the emissions of about 15,000
cars. The hydrogen ferry will also push the
envelope for developing other types of zero
emission vessels.

“If we succeed with the hydrogen-powered
ferry, this will also have a transfer value
for other sectors of the maritime industry
which need longer distances than electric
power alone can provide, for example fast
ferries and other coastal traffi c,” says Terje
Moe Gustavsen, NPRA managing director.

Brødrene Aa is working on developing
a hydrogen-powered ferry for
the county of Florø.
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