Shipping is moving inexorably closer to major fuel cell breakthroughs. Class society ABS has just granted approval in principle (AIP) to solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, one of South Korea’s top shipyards.
Granting of AIP follows two joint development
"Fuel cells are an important technology in the development of next generation marine propulsion systems and can make a significant contribution to the industry's decarbonization ambitions,"