Genevos to supply hydrogen fuel cell system for Lithuanian workboat

French hydrogen solution provider Genevos has been chosen to supply a hydrogen fuel cell system for a waste collection vessel slated for the Port of Klaipeda.

PHOTO: A model of the 42 meter long fuel-cell equipped waste collector vessel. Genevos

Genevos will provide a hydrogen power system comprising two 40 kW (kilowatt) fuel cell stacks, specifically designed for marine use. It will be equipped with additional battery systems to provide more range.

The hydrogen fuel cell system works by turning hydrogen gas into electricity. Hydrogen goes into the fuel cell and generates electricity, which powers the vessel's motor. The only by-products of this process are water and heat.

Hydrogen-powered fuel cells can help decarbonise smaller vessels and boats, but they have not yet achieved the technological breakthrough needed to power large ocean-going vessels.

The 42-meter-long and 10-meter-wide vessel will collect up to 400 cbm of waste from ships calling the port, which will be later transported to onshore treatment plants.

The vessel is being build by Baltic Workboats and Western Baltija Shipbuilding and is expected to be delivered by end of next year.

By Debarati Bhattacharjee

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