DNV: Fuel cells can effectively reduce shipping emissions

According to the DNV Research and Innovation Department's submission on the latest developments in fuel cells, fuel cell technology has been successful and is expected to effectively reduce emissions in the shipping industry in the future.

As fuel prices rise and environmental regulations come into effect, more energy efficient and environmentally friendly ships are needed. DNV Research and Innovation has played a leading role in promoting safe and reliable marine fuel cell applications. In this joint industrial project FellowSHI, the offshore supply vessel Viking Lady installed a 330 kW fuel cell and has been running smoothly for more than 7,000 hours.

Fuel cell technology of this size has never been applied to merchant ships before, and the project is the first of its kind in the world. Compared to conventional engine technology, fuel cell applications significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions, improve energy efficiency and completely eliminate harmful emissions.

The success of this latest fuel cell technology marks the shipping industry will further reduce its impact on global warming. Installing a fuel cell on a ship can avoid the consequences of air pollution and is beneficial to human health and environmental protection. And if hydrogen can be produced from renewable sources, it will completely eliminate carbon dioxide emissions.

Eirik Ovrum, an expert in DNV fuel cells, said fuel cells can be used in the future shipping industry. “DNV has paved the way for the safe and smooth use of fuel cells for ships. But it takes time for fuel cells to truly become an alternative marine equipment, which is mainly limited by cost. But the FellowSHIP project has already taken fuel cells for ships. Important pace."

Although fuel cells are no longer a new technology, as stated in the DNV submission, this successful application will raise the industry's discussion of the potential for fuel cells for shipping.