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EMSA Calls Fuel Cells "Promising" Technology for Shipping
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) Tuesday, alongside the release of a new study, called fuel cells a "promising" technology for shipping in terms of clean power sustainability and alternative fuels.
The EMSA Study on the use of Fuel Cells in Shipping features a technology and regulatory review, identifies gaps to be further explored, and provides a selection of "the most promising" Fuel Cell technologies for shipping, as well as a generic Safety Assessment in which the selected technologies are evaluated based on Risk & Safety aspects in generic ship design applications.
"Different specific developments on Fuel Cells are available today, with research and pilot projects under evaluation that have revealed strong potential for further scaled up implementation," noted EMSA.
"Notwithstanding the close dependency of Fuel Cell technology and the development of hydrogen fuel solutions, different solutions are today in place making use of LNG, methanol and other low flashpoint fuels."
The study is noted to have been carried out in close partnership with DNV GL.
Earlier this month, Ship & Bunker reported that PowerCell Sweden AB (PowerCell), along with fellow members of the MARANDA consortium, has been granted funding from the European Union (EU) for the development of a fuel cell system for marine applications, which will be based on the company's PowerCell S3.
