HDF Energy and Indonesian authorities to explore green hydrogen for maritime sector
HDF Energy Indonesia, a subsidiary of French power company HDF Energy, has signed an agreement with Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation and two other partners to jointly study ways to decarbonise the country’s maritime sector using locally produced green hydrogen.
IMAGE: HDF Energy’s hydrogen power plant concept. HDF Energy
Other partners of this project are state-owned utility firm PLN, and ferry operator ASDP Indonesia Ferry.
The study will focus on Eastern Indonesia, a region with abundant sunlight and home to many key ferry routes operated by ASDP. HDF Energy is currently developing 23 hydrogen power plants in the area, combining solar parks with large-scale on-site energy storage of green hydrogen. These plants are designed to deliver stable, 100% clean electricity to the grid, the company said.
By producing surplus green hydrogen, HDF Energy aims to support the decarbonisation of maritime transport. This hydrogen will power fuel cells developed and manufactured by HDF Energy in France.
ASDP, which connects Indonesia’s remote islands, will explore opportunities to convert its fleet and port infrastructure, replacing traditional diesel engines with systems powered by green hydrogen.
The study will be carried out in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which is also co-funding the project.
Also, this month, HDF Energy has signed an agreement with the Philippines’ Department of Transportation to use green hydrogen from its upcoming plants to fuel a new generation of hydrogen-powered vessels.
In Vietnam, the company has formed a strategic alliance with ACST—an agency linked to the Ministry of Construction—to promote green hydrogen technologies, including retrofitting diesel ferries with HDF Energy’s hydrogen fuel cells.
By Tuhin Roy
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