A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Advent Technologies and Electric Ship Facilities (ESF). ESF has agreed to become a distributor of Advent’s SereneU fuel cell products in the future, bolstering its portfolio of CO2 reducing technologies.
Initially, the Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria will be the focus of this new collaboration, allowing Advent to facilitate fuel cell trials and configurations for land-based and maritime applications.
Per Arild, Advent A/S Director of Marketing and Business Development, said “ESF will help us create demonstrations that will effectively showcase the true potential of methanol-based fuel cell solutions as an efficient and reliable alternative to today’s diesel gensets in marine use. ESF will also help us deliver configurations that will stimulate business thinking and will contribute to the faster introduction of our next-generation fuel cell technologies to the European market.”
An initiative coordinated by FME (a Dutch association of enterprises in the industrial sector) is currently using Advent’s SereneU fuel cells for demonstrations in the Wadden Sea program, which includes ESF as one of its founding companies. For the Wadden Sea fleet, the Green Shipping program aims to accelerate innovations in CO2-neutral and fossil-free shipping, along with port facilities and infrastructure, and secure governmental pathways promoting the transition to CO2-reducing technologies.
Dr. Vasilis Gregoriou, Advent’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are delighted to start our collaboration with ESF, a company which has been actively demonstrating its commitment to accelerate the green transition through zero-emission innovative technology. This new agreement will strengthen our presence in Europe and further advance our vision to support industries in decarbonizing at a faster rate.”
Jurjen Poorting, ESF’s Proprietor and CEO stated: “We are excited about our collaboration with Advent, as it will enable us to offer next-generation fuel cell solutions for our customers’ clean energy transitions. We look forward to facilitating Advent’s path through the configuration of SereneU fuel cells, clean power products that are already commercially available. As a result of the ongoing introduction of new CO2 emission regulations in Europe, industries are now readier than ever to transition to cleaner energy solutions. As Advent’s partner in the Dutch region, our goal is to both showcase fuel cell demonstrations, but also to feed the growing demand for fuel cell products. Our market know-how, in combination with Advent’s technical expertise, will put us in a position to penetrate the Dutch market better, faster, and at a high-quality level.”
