Hydrogen Fuel Cells

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Lloyd’s Register’s approval of a hydrogen fuel cell retrofit for the research vessel Prince Madog is finally a demonstration of the growing maturity of hydrogen-powered solutions. Maritime Journal editor Debbie Mason spoke to the man behind the solution.

7th July 2026

Inside the UK’s first commercial hydrogen retrofit: Interview

7th July 2026

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Green Marine UK is looking ahead to a new generation of fully zero-emission vessels, including hydrogen-powered CTVs and SOVs. Serena Shores spoke to managing director Jason Schofield about what the project has achieved so far – and what comes next.

29th April 2026

Project Verdant: The hydrogen CTV option

29th April 2026

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Hydrogen promises zero-emission operations for tugs and crew vessels, but real-world feasibility hinges on safety, infrastructure and operational realities. In its Fuel for Thought report, Lloyd’s Register puts hydrogen in the dock.

27th April 2026

Hydrogen in the dock: Lloyd’s Register’s judgement

27th April 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

French zero-emission vessel designer Green Navy says a hydrogen fuel cell that has won type approval from Bureau Veritas will be used for the first time in its Prometeo vessel.

18th February 2025

First H2 fuel cell for passenger catamaran approved

18th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

A Green Marine-led consortium has won approval from the Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) for a project that could lead to the fuelling of CTVs with hydrogen.

29th July 2024

Hydrogen CTV retrofit wins RINA approval

29th July 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Research vessel Prince Madog is to be fitted with two 100kW hydrogen fuel cell systems in a move that ‘shows the technology is ready for wider uptake’.

7th June 2024

Fuel cells ordered for research vessel retrofit

7th June 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

While maritime industry headlines have been dominated by cargo owners’ latest orders of alternative-fuelled vessels or the steady adoption of energy efficiency technologies by some bold first movers, the workboat sector has…

24th April 2024

OPINION: How workboats can achieve ‘near zero’ emissions now

24th April 2024

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Yanmar Power Technology has secured Japan’s First Approval in Principle (AiP) for a maritime hydrogen fuel cell system.

22nd January 2024

Yanmar’s H2 fuel cell system approved in Japan

22nd January 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Yanmar Power Technology Co Ltd has made the first delivery of its newly commercialised maritime hydrogen fuel cell system introduced in August 2023.

13th November 2023

Yanmar power for Japanese hybrid passenger first

13th November 2023