A Dutch first: Refueling ships with hydrogen at floating solar islands February 11, 2021, by Amir Garanovic
Powering ships with hydrogen that can be refueled at offshore floating solar islands sounds like a perfect sustainable shipping alternative. Now, the idea is coming closer to reality in the Netherlands with a prototype of such solar island set for testing on the Waal near IJzendoorn through a joint effort by SolarDuck and Voyex.
The illustration for the Atoll project (Courtesy of Dekker Group)
Namely, the two Dutch companies have secured €350,000 in subsidies from the Province of Gelderland for the project that will also be supported by Dekker Group who will provide space for testing.
Netherlands Develops Floating Green Hydrogen Bunker Production
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Tuesday February 2, 2021 A floating green hydrogen production facility to refuel ships may soon be coming to the
Netherlands. SolarDuck plan to build the facility near the port of IJzendoorn, the companies said in a press release on Friday. The Province of Gelderland will provide
350,000 euros of funding for the project. SolarDuck will provide four linked platforms, each equipped with 39 solar panels, which will provide power to a
10 kw electrolyzer producing hydrogen. Testing will start from April 2021. The hydrogen will be bonded to an oil-like liquid allowing it to be transferred more easily.
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Powering Ships by Hydrogen, Refueling At A Solar Island
February 2, 2021
Powering ships by hydrogen, refueled at seaworthy floating solar islands?
If it is up to SolarDuck and Voyex, this will become a reality for the shipping sector. A prototype of such a solar-island will soon be on display on the Waal near IJzendoorn, a Dutch first.
The Province of Gelderland supports this innovation with a subsidy of €350.000. Dekker will facilitate the project by offering space.
A Dutch first: Refueling hydrogen at a solar island
Powering ships by hydrogen, refueled at seaworthy floating solar islands? If it is up to SolarDuck and Voyex, this will become a reality for the shipping sector. A prototype of such a solar-island will soon be on display on the Waal near IJzendoorn, a Dutch first. The Province of Gelderland supports this innovation with a subsidy of €350.000. Dekker will facilitate the project by offering space.
To make inland shipping more sustainable, SolarDuck and Voyex announced a R&D-partnership to enable emission-free sailing by using hydrogen. It’s safe, easy, economic and technically feasible. Also there won’t be a need for fuel transport because refueling takes place right at the source: the floating solar island on the Waal on which testing will commence in April 2021. “The innovative power lies in combining technologies”, according to Koen Burgers, CEO of SolarDuck. “If upscaled, a solar island at sea and on rivers can offer