Hydrogen ships from EODev+NepTech, winners Call for Innovation “Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Mobilities”
More than a project, two solutions that combine the best expertise
The project, selected from among 120 applications, aims to design and operate passenger shuttles equipped with a hydrogen propulsion system on the Seine and in Marseille during JOP 2024. The project provides for to associate zero-emission, efficient and intelligent NepTech ships with floating recharging stations hydrogen developed by EODev.
The project brings together three players in hydrogen mobility who combine their respective know-how: NepTech for the design of innovative passenger ships powered by hydrogen; EODev for the development of solutions terrestrial & maritime hydrogen; and Toyota, technological leader in respectful solutions for environment and a pioneer in hydrogen mobility. The technology on board NepTech ships is based on the hydrogen fuel cell developed by Toyota and will be adapted for the maritime sector and river by EODev teams.
Hydrogen boats from EODev+NepTech, winners Call for Innovation “Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 Mobilities”
NepRiver & NepShuttle, for environmentally friendly transport
The ships NepRiver, for river use, and NepShuttle, for maritime use, designed by NepTech will be equipped with a long range and will be able to carry up to 150 passengers. They revolve around a platform having common structural and hydrodynamic characteristics.
The NepRiver (21m long, cruising speed of 12km / h and maximum speed of 20km / h) and the NepShuttle (24m of long, cruising speed of 35km / h and maximum speed of 40km / h) will be equipped with RexH2® from EODev and appendages stabilizers in order to guarantee a great comfort of navigation at high speed in marine environment. Maritime solution and unique and tailor-made river, the RexH2® of EODev (Range Extender Hydrogen), is a modular generator set developed around Toyota’s fuel cell technology.
The innovations developed by NepTech make it possible to reduce the ship’s energy consumption by around 30-40% compared to a similar vessel. The integration of hydrogen propulsion supplied by EODev avoids the emission of CO2 and fine particles. The reduction in CO2 emissions is thus estimated at 1,100 tonnes per year per vessel on average.
In addition, NepTech hydrogen-powered ships do not produce noise pollution, pollution that we know particularly damaging to marine species and their communication. Finally, the implementation of recyclable and bio-sourced materials in the ship manufacturing process will reduce significantly carbon footprint, not only during their use, but also in their construction. This equipment will be produced and assembled in France.
STSH2 (Station Ship Hydrogen), the smart solution for refueling hydrogen
Hydrogen-powered ships cannot be refueled by land-based hydrogen stations in use to date, EODev has therefore thought out and developed a multimodal solution (STSH2) which will be able to allow refueling ships but also other vehicles as part of the development of the French hydrogen sector.
Based on technologies for combining and optimizing the energy mix from use renewable energies tested on board the Energy Observer laboratory ship, EODev is thus developing a mobile hydrogen supply station which has the capacity to distribute and / or produce hydrogen on board using a seawater desalination and electrolysis system. NepTech is in charge of the architecture and naval engineering of the station, when EODev is in charge of the project management and the integration of the hydrogen storage and distribution system.
As part of the winning project, the station will be able to load up to 480 kg of hydrogen in racks of standardized hydrogen tanks, so that NepRiver ships and ships can be quickly replenished NepShuttle. With two 80kW electric motors, and equipped with 88kWh batteries, it will have up to 210 nautical miles of autonomy. The use of the station will thus also be shared for other uses of mobility. The commissioning of the first unit is scheduled for summer 2023.
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Tanguy Goetz, CEO, NepTech:
The NepTech team is delighted to contribute with EODev to the emergence of a responsible transport solution and innovative.
“Being the winner of this call for mobility innovation will undoubtedly facilitate the deployment over the long term end of our solutions in the territories of the JOP 2024”
Anthony Vernizeau, Key Account Manager and EODev Calls for Projects:
Technically our industrial solutions are already operational, whether on Energy Observer or other maritime & river projects.
“We are delighted with the collaboration with NepTech and also hope that this call mobility innovation within the framework of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 will accelerate the regulatory adaptation necessary for the large-scale deployment, in particular by river and sea, of infrastructure not only for production but also for supplying green hydrogen”
EODev et NepTech, lauréats de l’Appel à Innovations “Mobilités Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques Paris 2024, 10 May 2021
