SH2IPDRIVE (Sustainable Hydrogen Integrated Propulsion Drives), consortium for hydrogen in the maritime sector, received a grant of EUR 24.2M – The Netherlands.
[InnovationQuarter] SH2IPDRIVE (Sustainable Hydrogen Integrated Propulsion Drives), a consortium focused on the application of hydrogen in the maritime sector, announces that it will receive a grant of 24.2 million euros from the R&D mobility fund. InnovationQuarter organised and facilitated the collaboration between the 25 consortium partners involved.SH2IPDRIVE consists of a diverse group of 25 companies and knowledge institutions that work together in a broad and ambitious innovation project to accelerate the introduction of hydrogen as an alternative energy carrier for ships.
The development of this maritime hydrogen application is one of the pillars in the Maritime Master Plan (Master Plan for an emission-free maritime sector – Netherlands Maritime Land), to which this consortium contributes significantly.
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The total budget is 34 million euros with which extensive research is being done into the application of hydrogen on board ships and what accelerates the movement towards zero-emission sailing.
Klaas Visser, Ship Design, Production & Operations – TU Delft.
With SH2IPDRIVE, the Dutch maritime sector is taking a leading position in developing the transition to emission-free sailing on hydrogen, by bringing together and stimulating technology developers, suppliers, ship owners and shipbuilders to innovate.
“This strengthens the Dutch competitive position as a leader in maritime hydrogen applications.”
The project
SH2IPDRIVE lays the foundation for a strong maritime hydrogen sector in the Netherlands. The results of SH2IPDRIVE are fully in line with the goals set out in the Maritime Master Plan, which aims to strengthen the position of the Netherlands in global sustainable shipbuilding and shipping.
The project activities cover the full scope of hydrogen research and development and are organised into nine different work packages, including bunkering and storage systems, hydrogen carriers, fuel cells, data collection and system validation, system integration, modular testing, ship design and safety.
Marjon Castelijns, Manager Business Development – Future Proof Shipping (FPS).
This is the project we need to increase our Dutch knowledge and technology in the field of hydrogen applications in the maritime sector, to create a strong Dutch ecosystem and thus to become a pioneer.
“We already know that we can convert green hydrogen with fuel cells into electricity emission-free and that ships can sail electrically without emissions, without emissions of greenhouse gases, nitrogen oxides or particulate matter.”
“However, in order to achieve a completely emission-free shipping sector quickly and cost-effectively, a lot of research still needs to be done into the optimal techniques and applications and to bring this towards standardization. That is exactly what all parties of SH2IPDRIVE are working on.”
Objectives
The main objective of SH2IPDRIVE is the development of reliable, safe, standardized, scalable and cost-effective solutions for emission-free propulsion and energy systems for hydrogen-powered ships.
The project will conduct new research into the development of safely applicable technologies for hydrogen in four different forms: (1) compressed hydrogen gas and (2) liquid hydrogen, and hydrogen bound to carriers such as (3) liquid organic hydrogen carriers and (4) boron hydrides.
Another important area of research for the team is research into new fuel cell systems with a higher power density and longer service life, the use of residual heat and the scaling up of fuel cells.
The team will also work on the development of technical standards for bunkering and storage of hydrogen for shipping, integration of hydrogen technology on board ships and ship design. For this purpose, the focus is on data collection and system validation, and of course the integral safety concept of these new systems is also taken into account.
The developments of technological components and subsystems are validated in five concept designs that are representative of different ship types that are important for the Dutch shipping sector; new construction of inland shipping, retrofit of inland shipping, coastal/shortsea shipping, passenger ships and specialist ships.
The SH2IPDRIVE consortium
The consortium of 25 parties consists of SMEs, large companies, universities, knowledge institutions and the Dutch government: Future Proof Shipping B.V. | Delft University of technology | Nedstack Fuel Cell Technology B.V. | Maritime Research Institute Netherlands MARIN | Koedood Dieselservice B.V. | Shipping company Van Dam | Holland Shipyards B.V. | Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO | Bosch Rexroth B.V. | Cryovat International B.V. | H2Storage B.V. | H2 Circular Fuel B.V. | H2FUEL | Royal Roos B.V. | Solid Hydrogen B.V. | University of Amsterdam | Voyex B.V. | Encontech B.V. | Eindhoven University of technology | University of Twente | Rivermaas B.V.| IHC Holland B.V. | Royal Dutch Shell | Concordia Damen Shipbuilding B.V.| Defence Materiel Organisation
Sh2IPDRIVE’s total project budget is EUR 33.6 million, including the requested grant EUR 24.2 million, and its own resources of EUR 9.4 million.
From an independent role, InnovationQuarter organized and facilitated the collaboration between the consortium partners involved.
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