Korean shipyards believe fuel cells offer shipping a path to decarbonisation. Hyundai Heavy Industries has followed the lead taken by compatriot Samsung Heavy Industries in investing serious sums in fuel cell research and development, announcing today a consortium agreement to demonstrate fuel cells for ships with Shell, Doosan Fuel Cell, HyAxiom, and DNV.
According to the agreement, Hyundai Heavy Industries will use a 600 KW high-efficiency solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) for power generation on a 174,000 cu m LNG carrier to be run by Shell from 2025, the latest in a series of pioneering green shipping initiatives Shell has signed up to.
