The Viking cruise line has received its first ship testing the use of hydrogen power, according to a press release.
The ship, the Viking Neptune, is equipped with a small hydrogen fuel system for on board operations. Viking is using the small system as a test to determine how hydrogen fuel could be used at a larger scale in future newbuilds.
Delivery took place when the ship was presented at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy.
The companies will advance global development of e-fuels for aviation via the methanol-to-jet fuel pathway.
The FUREC project in the Netherlands and an offshore wind farm in Germany are among a total of 17 projects selected by the EU Innovation Fund for the preparation of grant agreements.
An optimized clean energy plant of the future might hinge on biofuels upgrading with green hydrogen, in a scenario that provides optionality to the facility operator, similar to a downstream oil refinery that manages its output based on market signals.
Milwaukee-based start-up Advanced Ionics is seeking to commercialize an electrolyzer that cuts electricity needs for hydrogen production to as low as 30 kWh per kilogram.
A Chinese electrolyzer manufacturer is looking for projects to supply with new US-based manufacturing capacity and has its sights on a project in Texas.
Clean Energy Holdings is assembling a coalition of specialized companies as it seeks to break into the novel green hydrogen market.
