Recently, Norwegian hydrogen fuel cell company TECO 2030, in collaboration with maritime engineering firm BLOM Maritime and global logistics and transportation company Samskip, has received funding for a preliminary project aimed at retrofitting Samskip's LNG carrier, Kvitnos, with TECO 2030 fuel cells and hydrogen fuel technology.

The project seeks to reduce the carbon emissions of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel, which currently travels weekly from Rotterdam in the Netherlands along the majority of the Norwegian coastline to Hammerfest.

The goal of the project is to prepare for an investment decision regarding the retrofitting of Kvitnos. Due to the vessel's fixed route, the project also aims to facilitate a long-term hydrogen fuel supply contract.

BLOM Maritime is an engineering company specializing in conversion solutions and will support the process by assisting naval architects, piping engineers, and structural engineers in creating the necessary documentation to obtain preliminary approval for the fuel cell and hydrogen solutions.

Samskip is a multimodal logistics company offering land, sea, rail, and air transport services globally. The group has an annual turnover of €900 million and currently has offices in 24 countries, with a network spanning 35 countries. Previously, Samskip has already constructed a hydrogen-powered container vessel in the SeaShuttle project. This new retrofitting project in collaboration with Kvitnos could become Samskip's second hydrogen project. Sustainable development is at the core of Samskip's operations, and the company is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2040. This project will explore viable solutions for future zero-emission vessels.

TECO 2030 is a Norwegian-based hydrogen technology company dedicated to developing zero-emission clean technologies for the maritime and heavy industries. The company is developing PEM hydrogen fuel cell stacks and PEM hydrogen fuel cell modules to help vessels and other heavy-duty applications achieve zero emissions. TECO 2030 is also establishing Europe's first production facility for PEM hydrogen fuel cell stacks and components in Narvik, Norway, with plans to commence production in 2024 and 2025. The company aims to reach a fuel cell production capacity of 200 megawatts by 2025 and increase it to 3.2 gigawatts by 2030. TECO 2030 is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange's Euronext exchange under the ticker symbol TECO and on the New York OTC market under the ticker symbol TECFF.