ShipZERO31 Web-workshop-1: Swappable Energy Storage Systems Web-workshop
Workshop 1
Can swappable energy systems allow zero-emission vessels to operate before permanent port infrastructure is in place?
Across much of the Mediterranean, the renewable-energy and hydrogen infrastructure needed for zero-emission shipping does not yet exist at the quayside.
But that does not necessarily mean vessels need to wait.
The first ShipZERO31 online workshop will examine how containerised battery and hydrogen energy systems could provide a practical bridge to zero-emission operation, allowing energy to be produced or stored away from the port, transported using existing logistics networks and transferred directly onto vessels.
For some applications, the port infrastructure required to get started could be little more than the ability to handle a standard container.
Rather than asking what might be possible in the future, this workshop will look at what technologies already exist, what is beginning to be deployed, and what is still preventing wider adoption.
What will the workshop explore?
- Swappable battery, gaseous-hydrogen and liquid-hydrogen systems
- Which vessel types and operating profiles are best suited to them
- Filling, charging, transport, port handling, connection and onboard integration
- How existing infrastructure can be used rather than waiting for dedicated bunkering or charging facilities
- Certification, safety and regulatory requirements
- Interoperability, connectors and the need for common standards
- How systems from different technology providers could work within a common framework
- The practical and commercial barriers preventing wider deployment
From presentations to problem-solving
This is a two-hour working session.
The first hour will bring together expert perspectives from across the swappable-energy ecosystem.
The second will move into an expert roundtable focused on one central question:
The objective is not to solve every challenge in two hours. It is to establish a shared understanding of the technology, identify the barriers that can be addressed collectively, and provide a strong foundation for the next stage of ShipZERO31.
Meet the experts
Specialists from across the swappable-energy ecosystem
ShipZERO31 Workshop 1 brings together specialists working across marine batteries, hydrogen storage, liquid hydrogen, ports, vessel integration and energy-system deployment.
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Chris Kruger Founder & President, AYK Energy Marine battery technology and zero-emission vessel applications |
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Dr Jehan Kanga Founder & CEO, Rux Energy Advanced hydrogen storage and containerised hydrogen systems |
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Wouter Vuijk Business Manager, Port of Rotterdam Port infrastructure, inland shipping and swappable energy systems |
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Therese Zahl Remøy Business Development Manager, Hexagon Purus Maritime hydrogen storage and compressed hydrogen systems |
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Thomas Korn CEO & Founder, water stuff & sun Hydrogen technologies and renewable hydrogen systems |
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Syb ten Cate Hoedemaker Managing Director, Maritime Battery Forum Marine battery technologies, electrification and industry deployment |
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Robert Haugen Managing Director, Hexagon Purus Maritime Hydrogen storage and maritime applications |
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Edward Carney Global Head of Sales, AYK Energy Marine batteries and swappable containerised battery systems |
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Martin Kalecky Product Manager for Marine Systems, Chart Industries Liquid hydrogen storage, handling and cryogenic systems |
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Mike Robinson CEO, 426 Maritime Maritime technology and vessel integration |
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Antoon Van Coillie CEO, ZULU Associates Zero-emission autonomous vessels and inland and short-sea shipping |
Together, the experts will examine what is already deployable, where the common technical and operational barriers remain, and what needs to happen next to make swappable zero-emission energy systems practical at scale.
Building the Mediterranean Zero Emission Ecosystem
ShipZERO31 starts from a simple proposition:
The technology already exists to deliver absolute zero-emission shipping. The challenge now is bringing the pieces together.
The online workshop series will examine those pieces individually before bringing the findings together through ShipZERO31 and the Mediterranean Zero Emission Ecosystem.