HYTRA, a start-up developing technologies and infrastructure for maritime transport of liquid hydrogen, and GenH2, a developer of liquid hydrogen infrastructure systems, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the development and integration of technologies and infrastructure for the global liquid hydrogen economy. In a statement issued today (10 November), GenH2 said the cooperation would focus on integrating GenH2 technologies into HYTRA’s ongoing liquid hydrogen Proof of Concept at SOHAR Port and Freezone in the Sultanate of Oman. Paul Louis Kiesow, HYTRA CEO & Founder, said: ‘By combining HYTRA’s maritime expertise with Path2 Hydrogen and GenH2’s advanced technologies, […]

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and RMI have announced the Maritime Electrification Breakthrough Goal initiative today (10 November) at COP 31 in Antalya, Türkiye, with the objective of increasing electricity’s share of shipping’s final energy demand to at least 20% by 2035. A paper explaining the aims of the project highlights that a significant share of maritime energy demand could be electrified in the near term. ‘Recent research estimates that vessel segments representing approximately 30% of maritime energy consumption could be technically electrified by 2030, with electrification economically advantageous for an estimated 90% of the technically electrifiable fleet,’ it notes. […]

Germany-based marine biofuel supplier, Frontier Fuels, has announced it recently chartered a dedicated B100 bunker barge for deliveries on the Elbe. The 1,200 metric tonnes (mt) capacity vessel, Lina, can supply B100 biofuel in Hamburg, Stade, Kiel, Brunsbüttel and Cuxhaven. In an email sent to ship.energy this morning (10 November), Frontier Fuels Managing Director and Head of Operations, Luc Siebinga, said that the vessel is the ‘only bunker barge in Germany dedicated exclusively to supplying biofuels’. Image: Frontier Fuels / LinkedIn