MONACO, July 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Addressing hydrogen innovation in the
maritime and yachting industry. It is the goal of the annual Hydrogen Round
Table (5th edition this year) organised by the Prince Albert II of
Monaco Foundation, the Monaco Energy Transition and YCM, that was held at the
Yacht Club de Monaco during the Energy Boat Challenge.
Among the protagonists of the day there's SBM Offshore. "At SBM Offshore we
firmly believe that investing in the spirit of the competition, considering the
opportunities that we create for the engineers of tomorrow, is fundamental to
make a safe energy transition happen. Hydrogen is one of the main technologies
that are on the table at this moment so we see it as part of the equation. In
this stance we've developed a pontoon that has been producing hydrogen to refuel
the boats this year. We also presented a commercial solution we're looking at in
the realm of hydrogen, specifically in the ammonia sector, being the terminals
for the ammonia offloading. Looking forward in the coming years we'll be also
focusing on considering FPSOs for the production of ammonia", said Francesco
Prazzo, managing director of SBM Offshore. Moving on to the infrastructure,
NatPower H announced the finalization of the first hydrogen refueling during
the nautical event. The refueling operation for green hydrogen took place in the
early hours of the morning at the port of Fontvieille (Monaco) with support and
technical and technological know-how from Linde Gas. "We're here because this
event is becoming a reference in the global hydrogen evolution market. Also here
are 3 boats, which are Madblue P-01, Inocel-Poseidon and the Cambridge
University Riviera Racing, that were here to show their designs but in the
morning, we refueled them with hydrogen in agreement with the local port
authority so they're now all available to test with hydrogen on board", said
Andrea Minerdo, CEO, NatPower H. "One year ago, we decided to start this project
and it is the first infrastructure of hydrogen refueling station for the
pleasure yachting market", he reminded. As hydrogen gains more space, one of the
many questions being asked is 'Fuel cell or ICE? What does the future hold?'.
"Hydrogen is a topic to decarbonize and it can have different types of
applications. In the marine sector, the big issue that we have is that we lack
hydrogen and today the infrastructure is not ready. That is the main thing that
is slowing down the market. The technology though is now emerging and there are
some very efficient solutions such as fuel cells that are ready and very
efficient for intensive usage and also H2ICE engines as a solution to accelerate
the ecosystem", added Jules Billiet, CEO, Inocel.
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