In Italy, on September 26, MAIRE’s NEXTCHEM and Siemens Energy signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and commercialize modular high-temperature methanol fuel cell systems for maritime use, with NEXTCHEM supplying the fuel cell modules and Siemens handling onboard integration and energy management.
The system will convert low-carbon methanol into hydrogen for onboard electricity generation, enabling net-zero operations both at anchor and underway. While the first full-scale installation is planned for a flagship yacht under construction, the developers say the modular design will serve a wide range of marine and stationary applications.
NEXTCHEM Managing Director Fabio Fritelli said: “With this highly efficient and modularized fuel cell solution NEXTCHEM will cover the entire value chain of low-carbon methanol, with a unique proposition capable to deliver best-in-class production technologies, while also unlocking additional methanol uses, thus, accelerating demand growth and the establishment of a broader low-carbon methanol economy.”
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Category: Sustainable Marine Fuels
