Emission-free inland and near-shore shipping on hydrogen

Condor H2

2023 – 

In 2023 more than forty partners launched an ambitious project for emission-free inland and near-shore shipping on hydrogen. Condor H2 aims to facilitate the sailing of 50 emission-free vessels by 2030, targeting a CO2 reduction of 100,000 tons per year. The aim is to deploy the first ships as early as 2025.

Condor H2 will foresee the use of fuel-cells with a battery pack as well as hydrogen storage on a pay-per-use basis to enable ships to operate emission-free with limited up-front investments for ship owners. The hydrogen will be delivered in ‘tanktainers’ which can be easily loaded on board vessels and quickly swapped when empty, allowing maximum flexibility for longer journeys.

The Condor H2 project is part of the RH2INE-network, a cooperation between ports, regional authorities and market players along the Rhine, from Belgium and the Netherlands to Switzerland.

Role of WaterstofNet

WaterstofNet is part of the steering committee, and is coordinating the sub-project on standardization of the swappable H2 containers. Condor H2's Steering Committee consists of Province of South Holland, Port of Rotterdam Authority, Rabobank and WaterstofNet.

Partners

The project is additionally supported by a range of industry and shipping partners, including: Air Products, Ballard, Blue H Engineering, bp, Concordia Damen, De Vlaamse Waterweg, DFDS, EICB, ENGIE, Eoly Energy, FinCo Fuel, Future Proof Shipping, H2Storage, HTS, INEOS, Linde, Marin, Maritieme Academie Harlingen, Nedstack, Gemeente Nijmegen, North Sea Port, NPRC, NPROXX, Port of Duisburg, Port of Amsterdam, Port of Antwerp-Brugge, Provincie Noord Holland, Rotterdam Shortsea Terminal, Samskip, Schenk Tanktransport, Shell, STC, Theo Pouw, UMOE, VT Group, VITRITE Middelburg and Zepp Solutions.

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