GEV has made the key appointments of Capilano and Wartsila to advance the previously completed concept design to a detailed Contract Design Package (CDP). The CDP, alongside ABS AiP, will enable GEV to mature discussions with shipyards of interest and engage in effective discussions and negotiations with regards to design features, costs and construction schedule.

Capilano will also provide support to GEV in the next phase of Class Approvals with ABS. Approval for construction will be the pre-curser to the finalization of a newbuild ship contract, which will coincide with financial close on a compressed hydrogen project. Wartsila will continue to support GEV, under the MOU entered into in June 2021, to develop the electric drive propulsion systems and the option of using hydrogen blended fuels.

2022 PROTOTYPE TESTING PROGRAM

The company is currently planning for a two-stage testing program in 2022, to run in parallel with the engineering program. Stage 1 will involve a series of tests relating to material selection and weld qualification to optimize the construction of the Stage 2 Prototype Tank that will be designed, built and tested in accordance with ABS rules and guidelines. GEV is now procuring the carbon steel and stainless steel plate material in preparation for Stage 1 testing in the 2Q 2022. 

“The appointments of Capilano and Wartsila will continue on from the successful concept design phase in 2021 which resulted in the receipt of Approval in Principle for both the 430 t- and 2,000 t ships. Capilano and Wartsila will continue to work with our naval engineering team based in Canada," said Martin Carolan, GEV’s Managing Director & CEO. "The engineering program in 2022 is key to achieving Approval for Construction in the first half of 2023. This will ensure our goal of first hydrogen exports from the Tiwi Hydrogen Project in 2026, being the first export of largescale green hydrogen gas from Australia."