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Wed 9 Dec 2009, 17:44 GMT

Tour of world's first fuel cell ship in Copenhagen


Offshore supply vessel Viking Lady to be presented in Copenhagen next week.

The offshore supply vessel Viking Lady will be docked in Copenhagen next week during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, where the only ship with a fuel cell integrated as part of its power generation will be showcased on 16th December.

The groundbreaking vessel forms part of the FellowSHIP project - a joint industry research and development project managed by Det Norske Veritas. It aims to develop and demonstrate hybrid fuel cell power packs, especially suited for marine and offshore use.

Compared with a traditional ship, the Viking Lady’s advanced technology enables her to reduce harmful emissions by the amount emitted by 22,000 cars in one year.

The ship’s marine adapted fuel cell significantly reduces emissions to air, and has the added advantage of operating very quietly in busy harbors.

The Viking Lady’s LNG (liquefied natural gas) operated engines emit no smoke or sulphur and reduces CO2 emissions by 20% and NOx emissions by 85%, supported by extremely advanced systems integration.

"Reduced emissions from the shipping industry are within sight. There are significant opportunities for the shipping industry to clean up by making use of already existing technologies and by developing new technology," FellowSHIP said in a statement.

The ship classifier DNV has conservatively estimated a latent potential for emission reduction of up to 25% for the existing fleet, which could translate into annual reductions of more than 250 million tons of CO2. The potential for emission reduction in newbuildings is said to be even higher.

"The Viking Lady is a beacon of that cleaner future for shipping, and a very tangible example of a range of solutions that could help the shipping industry clean up," FellowSHIP added.

Program:

Date: 16 December 2009

Time: 11:00 to 13:00

Place: At Kvæsthusmolen pier in Central Copenhagen

Content:
- Presentation
- Tour on ship
- Access to key technologists and executives from the R&D project FellowSHIP, i.e. the partners behind Viking Lady’s groundbreaking technology; the shipowner Eidesvik, ship designers/power electronics developer Wärtsilä and classifier DNV.

Registration: Due to ISPS requirements, preregistration to the event is required. Please send name and name of publication/company to press@vikinglady.no.

Facts Viking Lady

Delivery: 2009
Length: 92.2m
Width: 21m
Depth: 7.6m
Gross tonnage: 6100t
Deadweight: 5900t

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