Dutch pioneer in hydrogen fuel cell technology, zepp.solutions has been selected as the fuel cell system supplier for the NERA-H2 project. This initiative, largely funded by the Dutch Maritime Master Plan, aims to introduce hydrogen as a clean energy source in the river cruise industry by retrofitting an existing vessel with a fully modular hydrogen and battery-electric drivetrain. The hydrogen fuel cell systems will deliver a power output exceeding 1MW, using Zepp’s X150 fuel cell modules.
Jonas Brendelberger, co-founder of zepp.solutions, stated: “𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳’𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘸ly 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭t 𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘱𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘕𝘌𝘙𝘈-𝘏2 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”
The project is led by The NERA Company B.V., bringing together a consortium of specialized partners. Research institutions such as MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) and TNO are conducting technical validation and further development of the propulsion technology, while the HAN University of Applied Sciences focuses on energy storage and digitalization research. Shipowners and industry partners ensure the technology’s feasibility for real-world maritime operations. zepp.solutions provides the hydrogen fuel cell systems and contributes its expertise in onboard hydrogen system integration.
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