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Port of IJmuiden secures hydrogen bunkering licence

By: Tom Russell 11/08/2022 Amsterdam IJmuiden Offshore Ports

General Hydrogen Logistics Ports Vessels

The first hydrogen bunkering licence in the Netherlands has been granted within the port of IJmuiden, allowing Windcat Workboats to bunker the Hydrocat 48 with hydrogen in that port.

In collaboration with the IJmond Environmental Service, Port of IJmuiden NV and Port of Amsterdam, Windcat Workboats has researched the necessary elements to make bunkering hydrogen possible. The IJmond Environmental Service granted a licence for the activity on behalf of Velsen Municipality.

Bunkering hydrogen for vessels is expected to increase the sustainability of the ports of IJmuiden and Amsterdam, as well as the wider shipping sector. Sailing on hydrogen contributes to the ambition of the Province of North Holland to be climate neutral by 2050.

“This license represents a major step in the possibility to use hydrogen as a fuel for vessels and increasing the sustainability of the sector,” said Willem van der Wel, managing director of Windcat Workboats. “As bunkering hydrogen for shipping is a new development, the licensing process was quite complex. With the first license now approved we expect the use of hydrogen as a green fuel to accelerate.”

The Hydrocat 48 is used to transport crew to and from offshore wind farms for construction and maintenance activities. The vessel sails from Ijmuiden, where the pilot for bunkering hydrogen in the port of IJmondhaven took place. Now the vessel’s normal operational activities – the maintenance of 44 Vestas turbines for Belgian wind farm Norther – will be based out of the port of Oostende. Windcat Workboats aims to take more hydrogen-powered vessels into use in the future.

The vessel, MK3.5 series, features MAN engines for dual fuel use and retrofitted by CMB.TECH with a hydrogen injection system. The companies stated that the operating behaviour, fuel consumption and all other characteristics correspond exactly to the MAN D2862 LE428 with the same performance.

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Port of IJmuiden secures hydrogen bunkering licence

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