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NO0010887516) and Skeleton Technologies have entered into a strategic
partnership to accelerate the use of renewable hydrogen in the maritime sector
and demonstrate zero-emissions voyage and port operations. Skeleton Technologies
is a global technology leader in high power, fast charging energy storage for
transportation, grid, automotive and industrial applications.
As a first step, Skeleton’s SuperBattery shall be integrated with TECO 2030’s
fuel cell modules in the HyEkoTank project, the largest marine fuel cell
retrofit projects in the world, led by TECO 2030, Shell, and other consortium
partners from three European countries (Norway, Sweden, and Netherlands).
Skeleton Technologies and TECO 2030 will then aim to develop joint solutions
combining TECO 2030’s hydrogen fuel cells and Skeleton’s SuperBattery to enable
the maritime industry’s transition to net-zero, based on Skeleton’s work in the
HydroCap project funded by the Estonian government.
The HyEkoTank project started on February 1st, 2023, in Lysaker, Norway, and is
planned to last for 3 years, with the goal of eliminating carbon emissions
during voyage and in port operations. TECO 2030 will retrofit six 400 kW Fuel
Cell Modules in a container solution and demonstrate power supply for both
propulsion and auxiliary loads using hydrogen with zero emissions as fuel.
Skeleton’s SuperBattery modules will sharply increase fuel cells’ performance
and lifetime by reducing the requirement for peak power from the fuel cell.
“We are thrilled to announce this strategic partnership with TECO2030, one of
the global leaders in green maritime technology. There are many synergies
between our companies, as Skeleton is focused on reducing CO2 emissions in
hard-to-decarbonize sectors and the maritime industry is surely one of them. We
are confident our SuperBattery product can contribute to its transition towards
net-zero by being a key enabling and complementary technology for fuel cell
powered ships. Our SuperBattery shall first be integrated with TECO 2030’s fuel
cell modules in the HyEkoTank project, whose consortium includes another key
partner for Skeleton - Shell - with whom we collaborate on the electrification
of mining sector. We are hopeful many opportunities will arise from this new
partnership with TECO 2030”, states Taavi Madiberk, CEO and co-founder of
Skeleton Technologies.
“On a fuel cell powered ship all energy is generated by the fuel cell and it is
optimal to supply that energy directly to the consumer when possible. Therefore,
large battery energy storage capacity is typically not needed on a ship.
However, a fuel cell system needs a few seconds to react to load changes so a
high-power battery for peak-shaving is the perfect match. Combining the compact
and dynamic FCM400 marine fuel cell from TECO 2030 with the high-power
SuperBattery from Skeleton significantly reduces the installation space needed
in the HyEkoTank project. In addition, this solution will be cheaper, safer and
more sustainable than a conventional lithium-ion battery solution,” says Fredrik
Aarskog, Director of Business Development in TECO 2030.
Skeleton’s SuperBattery is a perfect fit for TECO 2030’s fuel cells due to its
power, safety, lifetime, and recyclability, therefore contributing to a joint
solution to retrofit fleets and significantly reduce their GHG emissions
cost-effectively.
The HyEkoTank is a project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe
programme to develop optimised hydrogen fuel cell solutions for maritime
applications and accelerate the achievement of climate neutrality of both
sea-going and inland waterway waterborne transport.
Shipping is considered as a hard-to-decarbonize sector and its CO2 emissions
accounts for 2.89 % of the world’s emissions. The industry needs modular systems
applicable for retrofit and newbuild, capable of reducing emissions and enable
flexibility. Renewable hydrogen is seen as the best solution to enable the
sector’s decarbonization goals, but fuel cells need complementary technologies
such as Skeleton’s SuperBattery to increase their performance and lifetime. The
solution may eventually be used beyond the maritime sector, in heavy duty
trucks, rail, shorepower, and construction. Skeleton is already involved in the
project “HydroCap” funded by the Estonian government to explore these additional
applications.
TECO 2030, a spin-off from TECO Maritime Group, is building Europe’s first
Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells gigafactory in Norway. The factory is
planned to start production as soon as possible in 2024, with an annual output
of 400MW in 2025 and 1,600MW of fuel cells by 2030.
CONTACTS
- Tore Enger, CEO of TECO 2030 ASA, +4792083800, tore.enger@teco2030.no
ABOUT TECO 2030 ASA
TECO 2030 is building up Europe’s first Giga production facility of hydrogen PEM
fuel cell stacks and modules in Narvik, Norway. The production capacity will be
built up through 2023 and early 2024, targeting an output capacity of up to 120
MW of fuel cells in 2024, 400 MW in 2025 and 1.6 GW in 2030.
TECO 2030 is a Norwegian based clean tech company developing zero-emission
technology for the maritime and heavy industry. We are developing PEM hydrogen
fuel cell stacks and PEM hydrogen fuel cell modules, that enable ships and other
heavy-duty applications to become emissions-free. The company is listed on
Euronext Growth on Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TECO and in New York,
OTCQX under the ticker TECFF. TECO2030 is a spinoff from TECO Maritime Group, a
group that has provided technology and services to the global shipping industry
since 1994. For more information, please visit www.teco2030.no -
http://www.teco2030.no.
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