MAN Cryo will supply hydrogen supply system for Torghatten ferries

MAN Cryo, the cryogenic equipment division of MAN Energy Solutions, will design a hydrogen fuel supply system for Torghatten’s hydrogen ferries.

PHOTO: Concept design of green hydrogen-powered vessel for Torghatten Nord. Norwegian Ship Design

Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten Nord has ordered two hydrogen-capable ferries to be delivered by 2026. It also plans to convert two of its existing LNG ferries to run on hydrogen by October 2025.

MAN Cryo will provide a liquid hydrogen fuel supply system for these ferries, which includes equipment to support bunkering and handling the fuel onboard. The system typically includes cryogenic liquid hydrogen storage tank with temperature maintained at -253°C, piping and bunkering station, MAN ES said on its website.

"LH2 [liquid hydrogen] is transported to the storage tank from a truck, bunker terminal, or bunker ship via the bunker station on the ship side. The bunker station is connected to the TCS [tank connection space] on the tank via bunker pipes." TCS comprises equipment that manages LH2 tank and bunkering process.

It will also include vent masts to safely release excess hydrogen gas in case of overpressure or other emergency situations.

The fuel supply system is compatible with both fuel cells and hydrogen internal combustion engines, MAN Cryo explained.

“By this contract, we have extended our cooperation from LNG to also include hydrogen,” Eirik Olsen, operational director at Torghatten Nord said.

Torghatten Nord has signed a green hydrogen offtake agreement with hydrogen producer GreenH. The ships will bunker green hydrogen in Bodo and operate on the Bodø–Moskenes–Værøy–Røst route in Vestfjorden, Norway.

By Konica Bhatt

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