Ballard Power Systems announced that it has signed a non-binding MOU with Global Energy Ventures – a provider of integrated compressed shipping solutions for the transportation of energy to regional markets – for the development of a new fuel cell-powered ship, C-H2 Ship, designed to transport compressed green hydrogen.

The power required for a small-scale demonstration of the C-H2 Ship is expected to be under 10 MW. At full scale, the C-H2 Ship will have a propulsion power requirement of approximately 26 MW, and a containment system for storage of 2,000 t of compressed green hydrogen.

GEV will be responsible for design approvals, development, financing, and operation of C-H2 Ship, along with integration of the required power system. Ballard will be responsible for design of the fuel cell system for the C-H2 Ship, based on its FCwave^TM technology, and will assist GEV with integration of the fuel cell system into the vessel’s design. Ballard’s FCwave^TM system will obtain its hydrogen fuel from the compressed green hydrogen stored onboard and transported by the vessel.