000010649 001__ 10649 000010649 005__ 20240531172624.0 000010649 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.24868/10649 000010649 245__ $$aA review of the potential of hydrogen carriers for zero emission, low signature ship propulsion systems 000010649 269__ $$a2022-08-22 000010649 336__ $$aConference Proceedings 000010649 520__ $$aIncreasing pressure on the reduction or elimination of the use of fossil fuels in shipping requires the application of new maritime fuel alternatives. Green and circular produced hydrogen as a maritime fuel in fuel cell systems offers a great solution for these concerns. A fuel cell system has a zero emission performance, solid state silent process cycle, graceful degradation and no single point of failure. From a naval perspective, these characteristics very much support operational requirements like a silent propulsion and very low thermal and acoustic signatures as well as the possibility of an air independent system. Storage of hydrogen, however, is an issue. Traditional hydrogen storage in gas or liquefied aggregation has low volumetric density, low flame point, fire and explosion risks and transport challenges. The aim of this literature review is to investigate several hydrogen carriers and evaluate their characteristics on maritime and naval performance. This includes their volumetric and gravimetric density, dehydrogenation process, safety, logistic availability and handling. Over 15 different (types of) hydrogen carriers have been researched. Borohydrides, specifically sodium borohydride appeared to have several advantages, but still has issues with its hydrogenation process and handling due to it being a solid. The liquid organic hydrogen carrier dibenzyl toluene, on the other hand, does not meet the required energy density, but does have favourable additional properties, such as easy hydrogenation and good handling. Both of these are also subject of current research and development: For example, Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime AS, in combination with stensj? Rederi, is working on a megawatt application for maritime, which should be finished in 2025. The Dutch government funds the SH2IPDRIVE project and the European Interreg North West Europe organization funds the H2SHIPS research project to analyse the shipboard use of these hydrogen carriers and to establish the design and engineering optimization opportunities. 000010649 542__ $$fCC-BY 000010649 6531_ $$aHydrogen 000010649 6531_ $$aHydrogen Carriers 000010649 6531_ $$aSolid Hydrogen Carriers 000010649 6531_ $$aLiquid Hydrogen Carriers 000010649 6531_ $$aMaritime Transportation 000010649 7001_ $$avan Rheenen, E$$uDelft University of Technology 000010649 7001_ $$aPadding, J$$uDelft University of Technology 000010649 7001_ $$aSlootweg, C$$uUniversity of Amsterdam 000010649 7001_ $$aVisser, K$$uDelft University of Technology 000010649 773__ $$tConference Proceedings of INEC 000010649 773__ $$jINEC 2022 000010649 85641 $$uhttps://www.imarest.org/events/category/categories/imarest-event/international-naval-engineering-conference-and-exhibition-2022$$yConference website 000010649 8564_ $$9246a5aec-c6de-4b4d-9bb6-5b87fd940c4d$$s385638$$uhttps://library.imarest.org/record/10649/files/INEC_2022_paper_51.pdf 000010649 980__ $$aConference Proceedings