The agreement will launch a project meant to help decarbonize the global maritime shipping sector.Shell and HyAxiom, KSOE, DNV, and DFCC have signed an agreement to start a project intended to test hydrogen fuel cells on a large shipping vessel.The maritime shipping industry contributes an estimated 3% to total global greenhouse gas emissions.Despite the fact that many governments, companies and sectors are aiming to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the maritime industry’s emissions are expected to rise by as much as 130 percent within that same span of time.The new project will involve equipping a Shell LNG tanker with a HyAxiom Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) with the intention of demonstrating the capacity for hydrogen fuel cells to cut down the emissions produced by the shipping sector. This is a critical sector to global trade and economies worldwide. As shipping…
Shell and HyAxiom sign agreement to test hydrogen fuel cells on a large shipping vessel
