Flagships

EFCF 2025 – Low Temperature Fuel Cells, Electrolysers & H₂ Processing
2025-07-01 08:00 - 2025-07-04 17:00 UTC
Project coordinator Jyrki Mikkola from VTT will present a paper on the FLAGSHIPS project at the EFCF 2025 conference in Lucerne, Switzerland. Stay tuned for more information.

Flagships @ Nor-Shipping 2025
2025-06-02 08:00 - 2025-06-06 17:00 | Nor-Shipping, Lillestrøm, Norway
Flagships is setting sail for Nor-Shipping. As the shipping industry gathers in Oslo, we will showcase how our partners have realised two hydrogen-powered zero-emission vessels in the heart of Europe!

Flagships will be featured all week at Maritime CleanTech’s community stand. Join us in Hall E • E04-60 – right next to the Blue Talks stage. Many of our partners will also attend with their own stands:

ABB – Hall D • D03-41

SEAM – Hall D • D03-32

LMG Marin – Hall D • D05-32

Stay tuned for more on our Nor-Shipping program!

Presentation at e-SHyIPS final event
2024-12-13 09:00 - 18:00
Markus Rautanen of VTT will give a presentation at the final event of the e-SHyIPS project at Politecnico Milan, Italy.

The presentation will give a status update of the first major projects demonstrating hydrogen-based maritime transport: Flagships, RH2IWER, and Ship-aH2oy.

The event will represent an opportunity to further promote and enhance discussions and collaborative efforts between e-SHyIPS partners and all interested parties, assess the impact of e-SHyIPS and explore together the next steps towards a hydrogen-powered future in shipping.

See more information and discover the agenda: e-SHyIPS final event | e-SHyIPS

Christening of the ZULU 06
2024-12-03 14:00 - 16:00
The first French hydrogen-powered self-propeller barge.

ZULU 06, the second demonstrator vessel in the FLAGSHIPS project, is ready to set sail on the Seine.

The hydrogen cargo transport vessel is owned by French inland shipowner Compagnie Fluvial de Transport, a subsidiary of the Sogestran Group. It will move goods on pallets and in containers from Gennevilliers to Bonneuil Sur Marne.

The vessel will operate on compressed hydrogen produced from electrolysis, enabling zero-emission operations. ABB Marine & Ports has supplied the power generation system for ZULU 06 with two 200 kW PEM fuel cells from Ballard. LMG Marin is responsible for detailed design drawings.

The christening event is organised by Sogestran Group in partnership with Navigable Waterways of France, France Hydrogène, and the Flagships project.

Attendance at this event is by invitation only.

Flagships Hour @ European Hydrogen Week
2024-11-20 14:00 - 15:00 | Brussels Expo, Pl. de Belgique 1, Brussels, Belgium
The FLAGSHIPS project will take zero-emission waterborne transport to an entirely new level by deploying two commercially operated hydrogen fuel cell vessels.

Launched in February 2024, Future Proof Shipping’s H2Barge2 (1,2 MW) is the first demo vessel of the Flagships project. The 109,8-meter-long container cargo vessel operates the 240 kilometer long route between Rotterdam (NL) and Duisburg (DE) on the Rhine.

The second demo vessel, Zulu 06 (400 kW), will operate the river Seine in Paris for Sogestran starting in December 2024. Both vessels will use compressed clean hydrogen as fuel, together with PEM fuel cell technology.

Eager to hear more? Join us at project partner Maritime CleanTech’s stand on Wednesday 20th November, where we’ll dedicate an entire hour to FLAGSHIPS!

Meet Partners:

Jyrki Mikkola – Project Coordinator, FLAGSHIPS/VTT

Kristina Fløche Juelsgaard – Director of Business Development, Ballard Europe

Håvard Tvedte – Head of Market Development and External Relations, Maritime CleanTech

European Hydrogen Week
2024-11-18 08:00 - 2024-11-21 17:00 | Brussels Expo, Pl. de Belgique 1, Brussels, Belgium
Join us and the global hydrogen industry’s key players in Brussels for one of the year’s most important gatherings.

Flagships will be represented by partners Maritime CleanTech alongside other pioneering maritime hydrogen projects. Meet us at the Norway Pavilion (Hall 11 – Stand C90).

Don’t miss the Flagships Hour @ European Hydrogen Week on November 20 at 14:00 pm!

FLAGSHIPS Ship Launch
2024-02-08 10:00 - 16:00
We´re preparing to put the first two demonstrator vessels into operation. The FPS Waal is a retrofitted inland cargo vessel ready for zero-emission operations powered by hydrogen.

Agenda:

10:00 Registration

10:30-13:00 Official ship launch

Making an Impact by Making None Richard Klatten, CEO | Milinko Godjevac, Senior Integration Advisor | Abhinand Chandrasekar, Funding & Innovation Manager | Future Proof Shipping

How the Clean H2 Partnership is Advancing Zero-Emission Freight Transport on Inland Waterways with Hydrogen Mirela Atanasiu, Executive Director, Clean Hydrogen Partnership

Retrofitting for a Zero-Emission Future Leendert Hoogendoorn, Owner, Holland Shipyard Group

Realizing Global Ambitions for Green Shipping Ada Jakobsen, CEO, Maritime CleanTech

Promoting Rapid & Large-Scale Uptake of Zero Emissions Ship Technology Madadh MacLaine, Founder & Secretary General, ZESTAs

Supporting Zero-Emission Shipping Abhinand Chandrasekar, Funding & Innovation Manager, Future Proof Shipping

Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport Turning into Practice Jaap Gebraad, Secretary General Waterborne Technology Platform, Waterborne

GUIDED TOUR OF THE FPS WAAL

LUNCH

14:00-16:00 Flagships Workshop

Panel talk: Securing Safety for Waterborne Transport Benjamin Boyer, CCNR | Bas Joormann, Lloyd’s Register

Raising the Readiness of Zero-Emission Waterborne Transport Jyrki Mikkola, Flagships Project Coordinator and Senior Scientist at VTT

Pioneering Zero-Emission Shipping Dirk de Jong, Project Manager, Future Proof Shipping

The Fuel Cells of the Future Kristina Fløche Juelsgaard, Director of Market Development, Ballard Power Systems

Maximizing the Potential of Zero-Emission Vessels Through Data Utilization Pål Gunnar Eide, R&D Manager, SEAM

We‘re Doing it Twice! – Introducing the Second FLAGSHIPS Demonstrator; Zulu 06 Mathieu Longueville, Naval Engineer, Sogestran

The RH2IWER Project: Next Steps for Hydrogen-Powered Inland Vessels Khalid Tachi, Managing Director, Expertise- en InnovatieCentrum Binnenvaart (EICB)/RH2IWER Project

The SH2IPDRIVE project: Accelerating Hydrogen Abhinand Chandrasekar, Funding & Innovation Manager, Future Proof Shipping

Moderator: Marius Knutsen, Flagships Project / Maritime CleanTech

Flagships at TRA2022
2022-11-14 08:00 - 2022-11-17 17:00
Come meet partners of the Flagships project at Waterborne´s stand (PAV 2, STAND 2.24)!

TRA, the Transport Research Arena, is the largest European research and technology conference on transport and mobility.

TRA is the foremost European transport event that covers all transport modes and all aspects of mobility. In 2022, TRA takes place in Lisbon, Portugal. Themed “Moving together – reimagining mobility worldwide”, TRA2022 brings together experts from around the world to discuss the newest innovations and future of mobility and transport, building also on the Portuguese historical legacy and links to overseas transport professionals. Through the development of innovative solutions, TRA Lisbon 2022 aims for a more efficient, safer, carbon-free, inclusive, and sustainable transport in all its modes.

Flagships at SMM: Emission free cargo transport
2022-09-07 13:00 - 13:30 | SMM Hamburg, Messeplatz 1, Hamburg, Germany
Introducing the worlds first hydrogen cargo vessel – meet the Flagships project at stand B7.102!

The partners will present their solutions for not one, but two commercially operated hydrogen fuel cell vessels. First out is the Zulu vessel, ready to transport goods emission free in the middle of Paris. Second is the inland container vessel FPS Waal, aiming to sail on green hydrogen on the Rhine river in 2023.

SMM Hamburg 2022
2022-09-06 08:00 - 2022-09-09 17:00

Electric Hybrid Marine Conference
2022-06-22 09:00 - 17:00
During the conference in Amsterdam, FLAGSHIPS lessons are part of Persee’s presentation in the session on Assessing alternative fuels for hybrid vessels, 22 June.

Colin Bettini, Technical lead – fuel cell at Persee, will present Successes and challenges of fuel cell and hydrogen propulsion systems.

Fuel cell hybrid systems are steadily emerging as a solution for the decarbonization of commercial transport. Hydrogen and other hydrogen carriers achieve high emission savings from widely used fuels and drive high expectations for the shipping of the future.

The presentation outlines the experience, hurdles and success of four ongoing FCHJU-funded maritime projects: Maranda, Flagships, ShipFC and HyShip. In a cross-analysis, we will explore the readiness level of the hydrogen and fuel cell technologies available on the European market.

The presentation also addresses current and upcoming challenges to truly achieve zero-emission shipping.

Danish Maritime Fair
2022-04-26 08:00 - 2022-04-28 17:00

Nor-Shipping 2022: Hydrogen vessels ready for zero-emission cargo transport
2022-04-04 15:30 - 16:00
The world´s first hydrogen cargo vessel is ready to ply the river Seine in 2022 – transporting goods emission-free in the middle of Paris.

The revolutionary FLAGSHIPS project will take zero-emission waterborne transport to an entirely new level by deploying two commercially operated hydrogen fuel cell vessels. The second vessel will prove green compressed hydrogen as a zero-emission fuel also on more power demanding routes – starting operating on the river Rhine in 2023.

Monday 4 April the FLAGSHIPS partners will present the hydrogen vessels at the Maritime CleanTech stage (T02 -27) at 15.30.

Marine Fuel Cells – where are we now?
2022-03-15 10:00 - 11:30
Shipping is searching for its new zero-emissions power technology. Whilst combustion engines are still the market leaders, fuel cell providers are intriguing us with the promise of higher efficiency and lowered fuel consumption. How ready are the FC technologies, and do they have a solid business case? And just how much more effective are they proving to be?

While fuels such as ammonia and hydrogen will drastically reduce emissions, we also see vast potential in utilizing a higher percentage of the energy available in each fuel. This is where fuel cells come in, as the most energy-efficient devices for extracting power from fuels.

The European projects ShipFC and FLAGSHIPS are both demonstrating fuel cell technologies for achieving their zero-emission solutions for maritime activities. In this Tech Update, we’ve gathered representatives from ShipFC, FLAGSHIPS, and other leading actors within the FC ecosystem. The topic: Status quo of fuel cells for marine use.

In this webinar, both providers, users and researchers will answer questions on efficiencies, challenges and how far they have come on the road to commercialization.

Join us on the 15 March to get the answers.

Agenda:

Introduction, Tore Boge, Project Manager Maritime CleanTech/Project Coordinator ShipFC “A shipowners perspective”, Hilde-Kristin Sæter, Project Manager, Norled “Production status quo”, Kristina Fløche Juelsgaard, Director of market development, Ballard “Production status quo”, at Torleif Stokke, Head of Commercialization, Alma Clean Power “Production status quo”, Pedram Nadim, Business Developer Hydrogen Technology, TECO2030 “Production status quo”, Seonghoon Woo, CEO, Amogy “Fuel cell market position”, Anders Ødegård, Senior Project Manger, SINTEF Concluding remarks, Tore Boge, Project Manager Maritime CleanTech/Project Coordinator ShipFC

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HyVolution
2021-10-27 08:00 - 2021-10-28 17:00
The hydrogen event for energy, industry and mobility, a unique event in France!

The event will take place on October, 27th and 28th, 2021 in Paris Event Center, at the Porte de la Villette (Paris, France) !

The Flagships project is one of over 200 exhibitors in Paris. Come say hello!

European Forum Energy for Smart Mobility
2021-10-06 08:00 - 2021-10-07 17:00
Full agenda here.

THE REALITIES OF HYDROGEN
2021-09-15 09:25 - 10:40
Flagships partner CFT (Compagnie Fluvial de Transport) participate at this hydrogen event. The french state has decided to invest massively in the production of clean hydrogen and its use in transport. However, researchers and manufacturers had not waited. An ecosystem has been in place for some thirty years, particularly in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. A number of manufacturers are already implementing solutions for running on hydrogen, whether gaseous, liquid or in the form of fuel cells. The distribution network is beginning to be set up. As old as the conquest of space, hydrogen is gaining ground in the transport and logistics sectors, while becoming clean. How and what to invest in?

Hydrogen Workshop @ European Parliament
2021-03-16 13:45 - 15:45
The use of hydrogen fuel in transport

AGENDA:

Why commit to hydrogen? A general overview and the challenges for rail transport: Carlo Borghini (S2R)

The use of hydrogen in the maritime sector: Laurence Grand-Clement (Persee)

The use of hydrogen in the aviation sector: Josef Kallo (German Aerospace Centre)

Road transport and the use of hydrogen; EU’s international position and future actions for the hydrogen economy: Bart Biebuyck (FCH)

Electric & Marine World Expo
2020-06-23 08:00 - 2020-06-25 17:00
The FLAGSHIPS project will be presented at a Conference during the ELectric & Marine World Expo 2020.

The exhibition, to be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, June 23, 24, 25, 2020, is dedicated solely to showcasing the very latest and next-generation electric and hybrid marine charging and propulsion technologies, components and solutions.

TRA2020
2020-04-27 08:00 - 2020-04-30 17:00
The FLAGSHIPS project is invited to hold a poster presentation during the TRA2020 Conference in Helsinki. Representatives from the Project wil allso hold two presentations at a Strategic session on “Hydrogen-Powered future for shipping and ports environment” (Special focus session 32) on Wednesday 29th April.

Jyrki Mikkola, VTT

Hydrogen ships and ferries in Europe
– FLAGSHIPS project

Laurence Grand Clément, CEO – PersEE

Challenges and initiatives on
regulation for hydrogen as a maritime fuel

TRA, the Transport Research Arena, is the largest European research and technology conference on transport and mobility. In 2020, TRA takes place in Helsinki, Finland. Themed Rethinking transport – towards clean and inclusive mobility, TRA2020 brings together experts from around the world to discuss the newest innovations and future of mobility and transport.

Haugesundskonferansen
2020-02-10 08:00 - 17:00
The FLAGSHIP project will be presented at the Norwegian national maritime summit “Haugesundskonferansen”

IMO workshop on alternative fuels
2019-11-08 08:00 - 17:00
The large
environmental NGO Environmental Defense Fund will arrange a workshop focusing
on alternative fuels and opportunities related to clean transition of the
sector. The workshop will take place in the IMO in London on 8 November. At the
workshop a representative for the FLAGSHIPS project will present the project, new
technologies and developments.

Symposium on renewable energies and hydrogen technologies
2019-11-06 08:00 - 17:00
The FLAGSHIPS project
will be represented in a symposium on “Hydrogen fuel cell technology &
e-mobility solutions for shipping”, at the Hochschule Stralsund – University of
Applied Sciences in Germany. The symposium will take place on 6 November 2019.

International Hydrogen Symposium
2019-10-23 08:00 - 2019-10-24 17:00
The FLAGSHIPS project will be presented at the International Hydrogen Symposium in Hamburg on 23-24 October.

During this 2-day-conference, best-practice examples and business opportunities for hydrogen will be presented and discussed by leading experts and politicians in an international environment.

International Maritime Hydrogen Technology and Marine Renewable Energy Conference
2019-09-18 12:00 - 2019-09-19 17:00
The FLAGSHIPS project will be presented at the conference by President of Persee, Laurence Grand-Clement. The conference will take place 18 – 19 September in Florø, Norway.

H2@Ports Workshop
2019-09-10 08:00 - 2019-09-12 17:00
Flagships is one of the invited participants at the H2@Ports Workshop on 10-12 September 2019 in San Francisco, CA. The workshop aims to explore opportunities for cooperation and collaboration on hydrogen technology for maritime and port applications.

The workshop is hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy Fuel Cell Technologies Office and the U.S. Maritime Administration, and in collaboration with the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking. The workshop aligns with IPHE’s (International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuels Cells in the Economy) goals and contributes to the objectives of Mission Innovation’s Renewable and Clean Hydrogen Challenge.

FLAGSHIP presented at Greening Inland Shipping Conference
2019-09-10
The FLAGSHIP project will be presented at the Greening Inland Shipping Conference & Exhibition in London on September 10th. The conference is organized by Port of London Authority.

Maritime Hydrogen & Fuel Cells conference
2019-09-03 08:00 - 17:30 | Scandic Bergen City, Haakonsgaten 2-7, Bergen, 5015, Norway
At the conference the FLAGSHIPS project will be presented by Mr. Paul Helland from NCE Maritime CleanTech.

FLAGSHIPS at the Electric & Hybrid World Expo
2019-06-25 08:00 - 2019-06-27 17:00
The FLAGSHIPS Project will take part in the 2019 Electric & Hybrid World Expo.

The Exhibition, to be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 25-27 June, is dedicated solely to showcasing the very latest and NeXT-generation Electric and hybrid marine charging and propulsion Technologies, Components and solutions.
At the Expo FLAGSHIPS will have a joint boot with EU project Maranda. Please visit us at E7092!

FLAGSHIPS presented at Nor-Shipping
2019-06-05 14:00 - 14:30 | Norway Trade Fairs, Messeveien 8, Lillestrøm, 2004, Norway
The FLAGSHIPS project will be presented at Nor-Shipping, by Ivan Østvik from Norled. The event will take place at the NCE Maritime CleanTech stand in hall A, booth A1-38 at 14:00 on June 5th. Join in to learn more about the project’s deployment of two hydrogen vessels!
