The world's first hydrogen powered cargo ship receives NOK 100 million in support from Enova. This means that Egil Ulvan Rederi can build the zero-emission cargo ship With Orca. A cargo ship that will sail on a long-term contract for HeidelbergCement and Felleskjøpet Agri, and is scheduled to be put into operation in 2024.The cargo ship shall be equipped with a hydrogen combustion engine, as well as a hydrogen fuel cell and battery, to ensure optimal operation during loading and unloading operations. The vessel has a number of energy-saving measures such as Flettner rotors. That is, cylinders that spin around in the wind and give the ship propulsion. The specially designed hull, with immersion cooler and adapted rudder solution, makes it possible to utilize the wind to a greater extent than has been demonstrated previously. Another innovative measure is the use of technology for the conversion of heat loss by energy conversion into electrical energy. This is technology that has been used in land-based industry, but which is not widespread on board ships. It all started with a pilot in the Green Shipping Program. The product owners HeidelbergCement and Felleskjøpet Agri, with support from the GSP Service Office for Green Fleet Renewal, took the initiative. They challenged the market by designing a zero-emission vessel that could combine the transport to the two companies.After a tender competition with approx. 30 shipping companies received the project support from Pilot-E to develop a new ship design. What characterizes the project is a comprehensive zero-emission concept with hydrogen as fuel and an energy-efficient hull.
The world's first hydrogen powered cargo ship receives NOK 100 million in support from Enova. This means that Egil Ulvan Rederi can build the zero-emission cargo ship With Orca. A cargo ship that will sail on a long-term contract for HeidelbergCement and Felleskjøpet Agri, and is scheduled to be put into operation in 2024.The cargo ship shall be equipped with a hydrogen combustion engine, as well as a hydrogen fuel cell and battery, to ensure optimal operation during loading and unloading operations. The vessel has a number of energy-saving measures such as Flettner rotors. That is, cylinders that spin around in the wind and give the ship propulsion. The specially designed hull, with immersion cooler and adapted rudder solution, makes it possible to utilize the wind to a greater extent than has been demonstrated previously. Another innovative measure is the use of technology for the conversion of heat loss by energy conversion into electrical energy. This is technology that has been used in land-based industry, but which is not widespread on board ships. It all started with a pilot in the Green Shipping Program. The product owners HeidelbergCement and Felleskjøpet Agri, with support from the GSP Service Office for Green Fleet Renewal, took the initiative. They challenged the market by designing a zero-emission vessel that could combine the transport to the two companies.After a tender competition with approx. 30 shipping companies received the project support from Pilot-E to develop a new ship design. What characterizes the project is a comprehensive zero-emission concept with hydrogen as fuel and an energy-efficient hull.
