Hydrogen shore power lights Up Leith
In the UK, Offshore Energy reports a Scottish consortium unveiled what it calls the “world’s first” green hydrogen shore power demonstrator at the Port of Leith, delivering a £535,000 pilot project aimed at cutting vessel emissions during port stays.
Developed by Forth Ports, Targe Towing, Logan Energy, PlusZero, and Waterwhelm, the project integrates water treatment, hydrogen production, and shore power for large tugs berthed at Leith. Effluent from a nearby wastewater treatment plant is purified by Waterwhelm’s technology and converted into hydrogen using Logan Energy’s electrolyser system. The hydrogen is then used to fuel PlusZero’s hydrogen internal combustion engine generator, providing clean shore power to the tugs.
Funded by the UK Department for Transport and Innovate UK through the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition Round 4, the system aims to reduce carbon emissions from port operations.
“This is the first project of its kind to be demonstrated at a UK port,” said Stuart Wallace, CEO of Forth Ports. Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop added that the project shows “innovative use of green hydrogen can help decarbonise ports and shipping.”
The Port of Leith demonstrator is designed as a scalable model for wider deployment across UK ports seeking shore-side hydrogen solutions.
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