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“In simpli? ed terms, we turn methanol

Insights to hydrogen as needed,” Schluter said. “As the fuel cell, which is the engine in this case, needs hydrogen, we just operate the fuel delivery system to uted power generation that can either ? ll a gap or it can be provide the hydrogen as it’s needed.” a permanent solution.” “In Norway, for example, they may not have power for the fjords—it may never go down there. And yet they’ll have e-vessels that are servicing the fjords. How are you go- ing to do that? They need to have some kind of distributor power scenario in the fjords itself.”

Referencing another possible use case, Schluter said he recently spoke with a port in Norway that gets their main power from wind and solar, leaving gaps to ? ll. “Both pro- vide good power, but can be unreliable. It gets dark, the wind’s not always there. So they need a stopgap, and we’re talking to them about that as well.”

For cold ironing, again, there’s often a lack of adequate power at ports, Schluter said. “How do you support that?

We’re doing that with a containerized solution and eventu- e1 Marine ally power barges, megawatt scale, ? oating power stations.” “I believe many a times we’re going to be a very good solution. We’re not always going to be the solution, but we can be a part of the mix.”

American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) is expected to operate

Hydrogen One, a ? rst-of-its-kind towboat that will run on emissions- reducing methanol-to-hydrogen generator technology—without diesel propulsion. The vessel is being developed by Maritime

Partners and will be built by

Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg,

La. Hydrogen One’s propulsion system, which relies on e1

Marine’s reformer technology to essentially convert bunkered methanol into pure hydrogen on demand, will emit no nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxide (SOx) or particulate matter (PM) pollution.

The hydrogen will run through fuel cells, creating electricity for the vessel’s motors, which drive dual

L-drive azimuth thrusters.

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