Coastal Liberty OSV debuts containerized hydrogen-electric energy design

Coastal Liberty, an offshore service present vessel (OSV) owned and operated by the Dutch division of the Jifmar Group, has undergone a refit and now sails emission-free on inexperienced hydrogen.

The 43-meter-lengthy vessel currently situation hover in the Wadden Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage location. Per the German tidy energy alternate suggestions provider eCap Marine, the first months of running eCap Marine’s containerized hydrogen-electric energy design proved a hit.

In late February 2024, the refitted OSV purchased class certification by DNV for its newly installed hydrogen design on board.

eCap Marine, shriveled by Offshore Carrier Gesellschaft, engineered the design enabling the vessel to operate without producing emissions the utilization of hydrogen and batteries.

Over two years, eCap Marine developed a containerized design featuring two Ballard FCwave (2x200kW) gas cells, a maritime battery design from Lehmann Marine, a fireside extinguishing design, tank items, a customised energy administration design, and all fundamental cooling and safety tools.

Lars Ravens, Managing Director of eCap Marine, said that this secure of design is a ‘habitual’ installation on board a seagoing ship and scalable up to megawatt-sized designs for bigger industrial ships and longer voyages as successfully as smaller inland vessels.

Native hydrogen production

The inexperienced hydrogen for the installed gas cells will be produced domestically and sustainably, the utilization of offshore wind energy on an electrolyzer hydrogen plant a couple of kilometers from the vessel’s berth which turn into once installed simultaneously with the gas cell venture.

The electrolyzer is designed to lengthen in case of increased demands. eCap Marine said it designed the three swappable high-stress tank programs with a highlight on safety, and in alignment with the foundations and regulations ensuing in the transport of the items between the vessel and the electrolyzer by truck.

Jochen Kaufholt, CEO of Offshore Carrier Gesellschaft, described the Coastal Liberty as “the first of its kind and a flagship for the maritime energy transition in Europe”.