壳牌将为新加坡船舶试航氢燃料电池

据世界天然气网4月21日消息 壳牌公司将合作进行一项可行性研究，测试船舶使用氢燃料电池的情况，这是壳牌公司和新加坡的首次合作，旨在实现清洁和氢动力航运。

这项试验将在现有的滚装集装箱（RoRo）船上开发并安装一个辅助动力装置质子交换膜（PEM）燃料电池，该船通过卡车在大陆和壳牌公司的布科姆岛制造基地之间运输货物、车辆和设备。

在租用试验船和氢燃料供应商的同时，壳牌公司正与LMG Marin（将设计燃料电池并对船舶进行改装）及Penguin国际公司（拥有滚装集装箱船舶）合作。

首先将进行可行性研究，打算明年安装燃料电池。该船的试用期为12个月。

据报道，壳牌公司的分析显示，氢燃料电池是最有潜力帮助航运业在2050年实现净零排放的零排放技术。

吴恒磊 编译自 世界天然气

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Shell to pilot hydrogen fuel cells for Singapore ships

Shell will collaborate on a feasibility study to test the use of hydrogen fuel cells for ships, the first for both Shell and in Singapore, striving for cleaner and hydrogen-powered shipping.

This trial will develop and install an auxiliary power unit proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell on an existing roll on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel that transports goods, vehicles and equipment on lorries between the mainland and Shell’s Pulau Bukom Manufacturing Site.

Chartering the trial vessel and the hydrogen fuel provider, Shell is collaborating with LMG Marin, which will design the fuel cell and retrofit the vessel, and Penguin International, which owns the roll-on/roll-off vessel.

A feasibility study will be carried out first, with the intention to install the fuel cell next year. The vessel will operate for a trial period of 12 months.

Shell’s analysis reportedly shows that hydrogen with fuel cells is the zero-emissions technology with the greatest potential to help the shipping sector achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.