Marine Power Systems and Marine2o will develop integrated solutions to support the production of green hydrogen utilizing marine vessels to transport this energy vector to market. This first collaboration will support the developing pathway in the UK and other markets to deploy MPS’ innovative offshore wind and wave energy capture devices to produce green hydrogen.

Marine Power Systems has developed a flexible floating technology that can be configured to harness wind and wave energy either as a combined solution or on their own. The load bearing capacity offers a secure floating foundation to support a wide variety of offshore systems, including electrolysis, water purification and hydrogen storage equipment.

The market for hydrogen is well established but over 98% of hydrogen is derived from fossil fuels. Hydrogen can be created from renewable energy by the electrolysis of water and has the potential to directly displace fossil fuels as well as create new demand for hard to electrify systems, such as domestic heat and industrial processes.

Floating offshore wind and wave is an excellent energy source for green hydrogen production, especially in remote areas or islands that use expensive, polluting hydrocarbon fuels for power generation. The combination of floating turbines and wave energy converters, green hydrogen production, storage and offloading provision will support the production of low-cost green hydrogen.

Today there exists mature marine transport infrastructure close to energy intensive demand centers. Coupling cheap, green hydrogen with marine distribution to end users has the added benefit of quickly delivering this transformative energy source to clients without the need of installing intrusive, expensive transmission systems or upgrading the existing gas network where it is unsuitable for hydrogen.

“Marine Power Systems are very pleased to be working with Marine2o to accelerate the growth of zero-carbon hydrogen,” said Martin Carruth, Commercial Director of Marine Power Systems. “Floating renewables presents a unique opportunity to transform green hydrogen production and this first collaboration will help exploit that opportunity. The recent INTOG report is very welcome and provides a route to market in the UK for MPS’s devices to produce green hydrogen. Together with Marine2o’s knowledge and expertise in maritime logistics, we’ve created an exciting proposition to accelerate hydrocarbon-based hydrogen replacement with green hydrogen and bring it to a wide market without the need for expensive new or modified gas transmission infrastructure.”