(Lysaker, Norway) – Teco 2030 ASA plans to set up large-scale production of fuel cells for hydrogen-powered ships in Norway. They want to “build an advanced innovation center in combination with a gigafactory,” explains managing director Tore Enger. The goal is an annual production of 1.200 megawatts, which corresponds to annual sales of several hundred million euros, said Enger: “This will be the first mass production of fuel cells in Norway and a hub for the Norwegian hydrogen industry.”
Investments of 100 million euros
Viken, Vestfold and Telemark in eastern Norway are being examined as possible locations. When choosing, the proximity to competence centers in technology and shipping was important. The factory will create 500 jobs in production, research and development. 
According to the information, the investments amount to 100 million euros. Teco 2030 has applied for funding as “Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI)” through the company Enova, which is part of the Norwegian Ministry of Energy. Fuel cell production is scheduled to begin operations in 2022. Teco 2030 is part of the ship supplier Teco Maritime Group AS, which specializes in technical services and maintenance on board ships, and went public in autumn 2020. “We are optimizing fuel cells from the ground up for use on the high seas,” says Enger. The fuel cell system is based on a modular structure and enables system configuration on a multi-megawatt scale. It is compact and suitable for both retrofits and new buildings. The company is working with the Austrian engineering office and developer of drive systems AVL Group.
Green hydrogen for Danube shipping
TECO 2030 is involved in the IPCEI project “Green Hydrogen@Blue Danube”. The merger of more than a dozen companies, including Siemens, Bosch, AVL, DB Schenker, ÖBB and Verbund, wants to build a pan-European supply and value chain for green hydrogen in the Danube region.
The focus is initially on its production and use in Austria and Bavaria. Green hydrogen will then be produced from wind and solar power in South-Eastern Europe and delivered to customers in Austria and Germany in a European transport corridor (TEN-T) along the Danube. Teco 2030 wants to supply the fuel cells for the Danube barges.
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Visualization of the planned Teco factory / © Teco 2030 ASA
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Teco's 400 kilowatt fuel cells are modular and scalable up to 1,2 megawatts. The system is about half the size of a diesel engine of the same power (right). / © Teco 2030 / AVL
