HyEkoTank

Retrofit technology for ships

To make the marine transport industry more eco-friendly

What is the HyEkoTank Project?

HyEkoTank project targets the development of a technology to retrofit a 2.4 MW fuel cell system and a swappable, 350 bar, 4000 kg hydrogen storage onto the Bitumen carrier tanker BitFlower and will by end of the project achieve system maturity of TRL 8. The technology will be suitable to retrofit a wide range of sea-going and inland waterway vessels

VALUE PROPOSITON

HyEkoTank brings

Increased competitiveness of European shipyards, repair yards, and European marine equipment providers within the domain of green shipping technology

Accelerated achievement of climate neutrality of waterborne transport through retrofit modifications to the existing fleet

Retrofit solutions to reduce GHG emissions that are developed and ready to deploy

Cost effective solutions for retrofitting existing ships, thus supporting ship owners in the process of making the European fleet more environmentally friendly

Increased competitiveness of European shipyards, repair yards, and European marine equipment providers within the domain of green shipping technology

Accelerated achievement of climate neutrality of waterborne transport through retrofit modifications to the existing fleet

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Innovation Actions programme under grant agreement No. 101096981

HyEkoTank SOLUTIONS

Standardised and easy-to-integrate 40ft ISO container including a 2.4 MW fuel cell system, hydrogen fuel gas conditioning, air filtration systems, power converters, battery storage and automation system

Containerised, 350 bar, compressed hydrogen storage with 4000 kg capacity with type approval to perform hydrogen refuelling by swapping of containers using cranes

Feasibility assessment and a model to optimise the hydrogen supply chain to ports

Concept designs to standardise the technology to be easy to install in any ship independently on its operations

HyEkoTank Pilot case

Design, approval, installation, commissioning, and demonstration of the system on the Bitumen carrier Bitflower to achieve TRL 8 by developing a cost-effective and scalable solution for retrofitting large ships with MW-scale PEMFC power generators and hydrogen fuel storage

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