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H2-SEAS

H2-SEAS project designs, builds and tests a novel, fully-integrated hydrogen-electric fishing vessel. The aim is to accelerate a sustainable and accessible transition to clean and efficient power for small-scale fishing fleets.

A small fishing vessel returns after fishing to the Liepaja port in Latvia. Photo: Zigmunds Dizgalvis/Getty Images

Active project

2024–2026

Based on hydrogen fuel cell technology, the prototype will demonstrate increased energy efficiency and provide an environmentally friendly solution for the marine environment, featuring zero emissions and low noise pollution.

Partners and project activities

  • Stockholm Environment Institute Tallinn Centre

SEI will undertake survey and research activities to report on regulation and barriers for small-scale fishing ship decarbonization and assess the environmental impact of the H2-SEAS initiative on the marine environment

  • Latvian Maritime Academy (Riga Technical University)

The task is to provide technical competencies to design the boat

  • Latvian shipyard AtoZ

They oversee major activities of hull design, engineering, building, and testing

  • Genevos 

The company is French SME leader in hydrogen technologies integration in the maritime sector. They provide complete energy system engineering, including certified Hydrogen Power Modules, gas integration design, and installation

  • Latvian Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

They will collaborate on survey and research activities to report on regulation and barriers for small-scale fishing ship decarbonization and assess the environmental impact of the H2-SEAS initiative on the marine environment

  • Distance Education Study Centre (Riga Technical University)

They will implement and maintain effective project management to create and lead dissemination and exploitation of results forming long-term synergies to broaden hydrogen fuel cell energies for small-scale fishing ships perspectives and meet the European Green deal objectives and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030.a

Funding

H2-SEAS initiative is an Innovation Action targeting the overarching objectives of the topic HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01-05. The project is funded by the European Union.

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Project team

Valdur Lahtvee

Senior Project Manager (Climate Systems and Energy Policy Unit)

SEI Tallinn

Portrait photo of Ivo Krustok
Ivo Krustok

Head of Unit, Senior Expert (Climate Systems and Energy Policy Unit)

SEI Tallinn

Topics and subtopics
Climate : Mitigation
Related centres
SEI Tallinn

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