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Hydrogen could be fuel of the future in Immingham

[ January 9, 2023   //   ]

Associated British Ports (ABP) says it has become the first UK port operator to trial a hydrogen fuelled tractor, at its Immingham container terminal. 

This joint pilot project received funding from ORE Catapult through Innovate UK’s Hydrogen Innovation Initiative (HII), following funding of initial feasibility from the Department for Transport’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition. The Terberg hydrogen terminal tractor has been tested alongside a mobile hydrogen filling station provided by Air Products.  

HII is meanwhile developing market, technology, and economic assessments of hydrogen technologies to support UK industry.

Simon Bird, regional director of the Humber ports said: “This demonstration of using hydrogen in port equipment in Immingham has been able to highlight the challenges and benefits of using this zero-emission energy in our port. It shows our customers how forward thinking we are in meeting the need to de-carbonise in the port and it’s great we’ve been able to collaborate with all the various partners in its delivery.” 

Maritime minister Baroness Vere said: “Decarbonising the maritime sector goes beyond cutting emissions at sea, and this trial demonstrates that hydrogen will play a significant part in UK’s port operations and shed their dependence on fossil fuels.

 “We have supported 86 projects so far through our Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition, showing the world that the UK is serious about cleaning up the sector and leading the charge in demonstrating innovative technologies in an operational setting.” 

Managing director of Terberg DTS UK, Alisdair Couper, said that the company had started testing its concept Hydrogen Fuel Cell YT Terminal tractor in Rotterdam and Antwerp and the latest trial phase is the first of its type in the UK. 

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