In France, Ponant said it is collaborating with the Nantes-based startup Farwind to study innovative solutions for ship refueling with renewable hydrogen. Ponant and Farwind Energy said they have defined a road map to develop production and use of renewable marine hydrogen. The plan is to share progress on the management of hydrogen on board and collaborate on development of first use cases and overcoming potential technological obstacles. The two partners have set themselves a goal to be in a position to commission Ponant’s Swap2Zero project and the first energy ship at the same time by 2030. “Farwind Energy’s hydrogen production technology has the advantage of offering hydrogen refueling solutions in places where there are no means of production and supply. This collaboration is an opportunity to jointly develop a major project that associates a ship with her own source of renewable energy produced locally. It is an unprecedented revolutionary approach that makes total sense”, said Mathieu Petiteau, Newbuilding and R&D Director at Ponant. “The Swap2Zero program is the ideal demonstrator to scale up this solution and set new standards. This technological building block will be integrated into our other areas of R&D to support our decarbonization strategy”.
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