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Hydrogen as an energy
solution for inland ports
Rolls-Royce
Power
Systems
and Hoeller
Electrolyzer
celebrate
future
cooperation
“Fuelled by
renewables and
using a clever
CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems, in HEDGING BETS
automation
a statement covering the formation of Görtz said that three fuel cell systems
system, you use as Cellcentric in late 2021. Perry Kuiper, are planned for delivery to the Enerport
much renewable as head of Sales, Sustainable Power II program. Located at the Port of
Solutions, added: “We’ve declared it Duisburg, Europe’s largest inland port,
possible, store energy our mission to have over half of the data the cells will serve as part of a hydrogen-
in the batteries centres supplied by emergency power based supply network including
from fuel cells in the future.” conversion and storage systems (see
and use diesel in an The Hoeller stack technology sidebar for more).
emergency.” and fuel cells from Cellcentric will “These fuel cell systems can develop
enable Rolls-Royce Power Systems to 500 kW each,” Görtz said. “They will
TOBIAS OSTERMAIER, deliver a complete hydrogen power be delivered in 2023, our first units in
Rolls-Royce Power generation solution. “We will pair up the the field. We’re also continuing to test
Systems electrolysers and the fuel cells, which will the technology with a series of selected
be connected to battery packs and control customers. From 2025, we’re planning
management systems,” said Görtz. “With to have the electrolyzer and fuel cell as a
the inverters, we will have everything in standard product.”
place to provide electrical energy, to a Asked if the focus on hydrogen
customer or to a grid.” fuel cells is a hedge against customers >
Planned ramp up of H2
blending in mtu engines