Pre-project for Efficient power system for marine vessels on renewable fuel

Prototech will establish a MAROFF project, which will focus on development of an APU and propulsion system for marine vessels based on HTPEM fuel cells. The planned project will combine the ideas from REMKOF and BioHTPEM projects in order to demonstrate an efficient and reliable low-emission power system for marine vessels. The focus will be on optimizing the APU and propulsion system for marine use. The project will link with national and international research groups and companies to make the technolog y, as well as the components required to develop the complete system, available. The project will radically enhance competence and state-of-the-art of high temperature fuel cell systems, allowing important business development opportunities to emerge for the national marine industry. Industry, research institutions and representatives from the end user will be invited to participate in the main project. This pre-project will define the roles and deliverables in the main project, and also define the techn ology and technical details which will be developed in the main project. Expected partners in the pre-project are: ZERO, Serenergy, Advent, Norled. Prototech will lead the project.