The Finnish company will take part in the ShipFC project the aim of which is to install a 2MW-big ammonia fuel cell on-board one of Eidesvik's offshore vessels.

The initiative - a consortium comprising 14 European organisations and led by the Norwegian NCE Maritime CleanTech, recently backed by the EU with €10m of funding - will scale a 100kW fuel cell up to 2MW for installation on the currently gas-run Viking Energy in late 2023.

ShipFC believes that an ammonia fuel cell of that magnitude will make it possible to sail on clean energy for up to 3,000 hours/year.

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