The study will require HPC to investigate the commercial and infrastructural suitability of the island as a potential location for hydrogen supply for shipping traffic on the North Sea.
In order that alternatively powered ships can be employed on a large scale, a corresponding bunker infrastructure must be available in ports such as Heligoland, which is frequented by crew transfer vessels, passenger and research ships and recreational craft.
Christoph Tewis, Project Manager for AquaCore and the TransHyDE project Heligoland, said, “Taking into account the good availability of green hydrogen in the sea of the island, we would like to examine the extent to which Helgoland can also reliably provide a supply for ships calling there in the future.”
The project is driven by international sustainability goals and efforts to significantly reduce climate-damaging carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by shipping.
LNG-powered container ships are being developed, however the market is looking for renewable alternatives with long-term potential, with current research focuses on methanol, ammonia and hydrogen.
The study will take the local framework conditions into consideration, various refuelling concepts for hydrogen are then examined, and investigate the conditions for the possible location of a hydrogen bunkering station with a reference to suitable plans to ensure the logistics of supply the fuel.
In addition to evaluating and recommending the plans, the study will include initial estimates of the necessary investments.
Patrick Specht, Head of Sustainability at HPC, said, “The results of the study will better enable the municipality of Heligoland and its partners to make an investment decision based on realistic costs.”
Green hydrogen from the AquaPrimus project will be available in the future.
AquaVentus plans to create a 10GW of offshore wind capacity in the German North Sea for the production of green hydrogen.
The project will install wind turbines between Heligoland and the Dogger Bank sandbank by 2035 and will be used to produce up to one million tonnes of green hydrogen a year, which will then be transported to land via a pipeline.
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