News / Methanol fuel cells – 'a major breakthrough' in maritime decarbonisation

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Denmark’s Blue World Technologies reports success with 200kW fuel cells and methanol, opening the door to installations of new technology on Maersk ships and potentially helping address one of methanol’s biggest problems.

Fuel cells appear the next logical step for producing auxiliary power on ships, using methanol, LNG or ammonia for the fuel. A 1MW fuel cell system is set to be installed on one of Maersk’s methanol vessels as a pilot project in 2026.

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