First Fuel Cell System Designed To Be Inherently Gas Safe Awarded AiP By DNV
The Corvus Energy Hydrogen Fuel Cell System established via the H2NOR job has actually obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) by DNV for its groundbreaking safety and security option allowing streamlined positioning of the system inside a ship’s hull. This is the initial gas cell system (FCS) developed to be naturally gas risk-free definition that the bordering equipment room will certainly be taken into consideration gas safe under all problems. This style dramatically lowers the variety of demands for the safety and security and also air flow support group, consequently allowing a much more effective combination onboard the ship.
The primary course to powering a tidy future
“We’re excited that the inherently gas safe design developed in the project has received approval in principle from DNV, meeting the highest safety standards in the industry,” claims Geir Bj ørkeli, Chief Executive Officer of Corvus Energy.
“Hydrogen fuel cells in combination with batteries is a clear path towards powering a clean future for shipping. Scalable technology combined with safety and easy integration will help accelerate the transition and make it available to more vessel types”
Mass- generated gas cell modern technology for aquatic usage
The foundation of the FCS is a PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) gas cell component provided by the globe leading gas cell supplier, Toyota, making certain high quality, safety and security and also market accessibility for the system.
“This project is unique since we’re combining well-known inherently gas safety design principles from LNG ships with fuel cell technology from Toyota,” claims Torbj ørn Bringedal, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at LMG Marin and also job companion in H2NOR.
“As ship designers, we are eager to continue our journey providing zero-emission shipping solutions and we consider inherently safe fuel cell products essential in order to obtain compact and cost-efficient hydrogen solutions.”
The Corvus Fuel Cell System can work as the primary source of power or as an extra source of power to enhance gas versatility onboard. With water being the only exhaust, the Corvus Fuel Cell will certainly enable a ship to run in any type of harbor and also secured location today and also in the future.
Project companions and also extent
The option is being established by the H2NOR job, a consortium worked with by Corvus along with companions Toyota Motor Europe, Equinor, shipowners Norled and also Wilhelmsen, ship style firm LMG Marin, the NCE Maritime CleanTech collection and also R&D organization the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN). The job will certainly establish and also create modularized and also affordable PEM gas cell systems for the worldwide aquatic market. The job has actually obtained EUR 5.9 m in financing from state firm Innovation Norway and also The Research Council of Norway, boosting Corvus’ front-runner placement in tidy modern technology.
Commercial distribution in 2024
H2NOR is set up to display its initial aquatic gas cell system onboard cruisings pilots in 2023, which will certainly happen together with aquatic kind authorization of the item. The item will certainly be readily readily available from 2024, leading to the growth of the Corvus manufacturing facilities that will certainly make world-leading aquatic battery and also gas cell systems for all sorts of industrial aquatic vessels.
