{"id":344,"date":"2025-05-13T11:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/port-of-gothenburg-hydrogen-generator-enters-final-phase\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T11:09:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T03:09:20","slug":"port-of-gothenburg-hydrogen-generator-enters-final-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/port-of-gothenburg-hydrogen-generator-enters-final-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"Port of Gothenburg hydrogen generator enters final phase"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Port of Gothenburg has announced that its pilot project to supply <\/p>\n

electricity to docked ships using a hydrogen generator is now in its final <\/p>\n

phase.<\/p>\n

\"Port<\/p>\n

The method is expected to pave the way for reduced emissions in other ports <\/p>\n

where conventional shore power connections are not feasible.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Powering ships with electricity instead of using their conventional engines <\/p>\n

while docked can save large amounts of carbon dioxide emissions. The first <\/p>\n

facilities for connecting ships to shore-side electricity, known as On-shore <\/p>\n

Power Supply (OPS), were installed at the Port of Gothenburg in the early 2000s. <\/p>\n

At that time, the OPS-facilities at Stena Line\u2019s terminals for Germany and <\/p>\n

Denmark traffic were among the first of their kind in the world.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In such ports, alternative solutions are needed. Mobile hydrogen <\/p>\n

generators, like the one currently being tested at Stena Line\u2019s Germany <\/p>\n

terminal, may offer a promising way forward, reported the port.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

As part of a two-week pilot project, a hydrogen-powered generator has been <\/p>\n

connected to Stena Line\u2019s existing shore power facility at the Port of <\/p>\n

Gothenburg. Using green hydrogen as fuel, the generator has supplied electricity <\/p>\n

to the vessel Stena Germanica and Stena Scandinavica while docked.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The hydrogen generator being tested at the Port of Gothenburg was developed <\/p>\n

by Hitachi Energy, whose technology partner PowerCell Group supplies the <\/p>\n

generator\u2019s power modules and expertise in fuel cell integration. During the <\/p>\n

test, the generator used 100 per cent green hydrogen supplied by gas producer <\/p>\n

Linde Gas.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Stena Line, we are eager to collaborate to test new technologies aimed <\/p>\n

at reducing emissions from our industry,\u201d said Anders Peterson, Group Head of <\/p>\n

Port Development & Engineering at Stena Line.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cThis project shows that there are alternative solutions for ports that <\/p>\n

lack the infrastructure for shore power.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In 2030, a new EU regulation will come into effect requiring container and <\/p>\n

passenger vessels to use OPS while at berth. According to a study by ICCT, this <\/p>\n

is expected to reduce emissions by just over 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide <\/p>\n

per year. According to Viktor Allgur\u00e9n, Head of Innovation at the Port of <\/p>\n

Gothenburg, hydrogen could help ports meet these requirements.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cSince the climate is a shared concern for us all, it is also in everyone\u2019s <\/p>\n

interest that as many ports as possible around us succeed in meeting these <\/p>\n

demands.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u201cWith our extensive experience in OPS, we are pleased to partner with Stena <\/p>\n

Line to serve as a testbed for this new technology, which may very well prove to <\/p>\n

be a viable solution for many ports.\u201d<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Last September, the Port of Gothenburg inaugurated its brand new <\/p>\n

144,000-square-metre port terminal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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