(Lysaker / Norway) – Norwegian fuel cell manufacturer Teco 2030 ASA has unveiled a “Zero Emission Operation Concept” that will enable ships to enter and leave ports with zero emissions by replacing one or more of their engines with a fuel cell. “With our technology, ships can be operated emission-free, both during the entire journey and only on shorter routes, for example when entering and leaving ports and while staying there,” says Tore Enger, managing director and founder of Teco 2030. This makes it possible Watercraft operating across borders, such as cruise ships and ferries, must comply with all emissions regulations that apply when crossing national borders.
Regulations are increasing
Many governments are taking measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, for example by introducing laws that ban fossil fuel ships from operating in their waters, the company explains. This is the case in Norway, for example, where from 2026 cruise ships and ferries will only be allowed to enter some fjords with zero emissions.
According to its own information, Teco 2030 can deliver hydrogen fuel cell stacks in sizes between 400 kilowatts and 25 megawatts. By using green hydrogen, ships could reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to zero.
Teco 2030 is involved in the IPCEI project “Green Hydrogen@Blue Danube”. The merger of more than a dozen companies wants to build a pan-European supply and value chain for green hydrogen in the Danube region.
In March, Teco announced that it had chosen Narvik as the location for a fuel cell factory. The annual capacity is more than one gigawatt per year. The factory will be built there in a building in which the Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) previously produced solar cells, but gave up the factory as part of a restructuring. Commissioning is expected in 2022 (we reported).
deep link
https://teco2030.no
Photos
If conventional engines are replaced by fuel cells, ships can enter the port even with strict local emissions regulations. / © Teco 2030
