Samskip joins TECO 2030's Horizon Europe project "HyEkoTank"

30 Aug 2024 07:00 CEST

30.8.2024 07:00:01 CEST | TECO 2030 ASA | Non-regulatory press releases

(Lysaker, Norway, August 30th 2024): TECO 2030 (OSE: TECO, OTC: TECFF, ISIN:
NO0010887516) and the HyEkoTank consortium are proud to announce that Samskip
has been formally approved by the EU as partner in the HyEkoTank project. The
consortium also announces that the vessel to be retrofitted with their
zero-emission technology will be Samskip's MPP vessel Kvitnos.

Samskip Kvitnos, built in 2015, is a cargo ship which operates in a fixed route
on a weekly multipurpose service from Rotterdam, along the Norwegian west coast,
all the way north to Hammerfest.

The HyEkoTank project is the world's largest ongoing fuel cell retrofit project,
aiming to demonstrate zero-emission fuel cell and hydrogen technology
contributing to decarbonization of the worlds existing fleet of more than
100,000 ships. By introducing zero-emission hydrogen technology, the project
partners have set a clear goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Samskip itself already has strict decarbonization targets and goals set and
hopes that this collaborative effort will be a great addition towards staying on
schedule with their targets.

Samskip, as a container ship operator, is facing increasingly stricter
requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through regulations such as
FuelEU Maritime and EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Container ships are
also required to operate with zero emissions at major EU ports from 2030, and
will be subject to zero emissions requirements when sailing in Norwegian world
heritage fjords.

Fuel cells and hydrogen provides the most energy-efficient and cost-efficient
fuel solution for the Kvitnos vessel, because Kvitnos consumes much more energy
than can be charged by shore-power, and hydrogen is the most energy-efficient
and least expensive zero-emission fuel. With support from HyEkoTank, this vessel
will be retrofitted in 2025 with fuel cells from TECO 2030 and hydrogen storage
from Umoe Advanced Composites. This retrofit aims to make Kvitnos compliant to
FuelEU Maritime and EU ETS regulations for the remainder of its expected
lifetime.

"I am excited to announce the HyEkoTank partnership with Samskip. Almost all of
the 2-3000 new built ships each year are built with conventional fossil
technologies, and the average ship lifetime is 25-30 years. To achieve the
maritime sector GHG reduction targets retrofitting zero-emission technology on
the existing fleet is essential. That is why the EkoTank project is so
important", says HyEkoTank's project coordinator Leif-Gunnar Hanssen.

"I am thrilled to partner with Samskip in their mission to achieve net zero by
2040. The synergy between our fuel cell technology and Samskip's commitment to
operational sustainability creates the ideal foundation for future-proofing
their existing fleet for long-term success in the maritime industry," says TECO
2030's Group CEO Tore Enger.

Samskip highly appreciates to collaborate with TECO 2030 and all the other
professionals of the HyEkoTank project, with the support of a grant from the
European Union's Horizon program.

Using the power take in device (PTI) driving the propellor with green energy,
allows existing vessels to sail and maneuver emission-free in European coastal
areas and Norwegian Fjords' says Erik Hofmeester, Head of Vessel Management for
Samskip.

The HyEkoTank project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon
Europe Innovation Actions programme under grant agreement No. 101096981. The
project partners are TECO 2030, BLOM Maritime, TECO Solutions, Shell
International Trading and Shipping Company, Shell International Exploration and
Production, Samskip, Nav-Tech, Umoe Advanced Composites, FKAB Marine Design,
Tarbit Shipping and project coordinator UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

CONTACTS

* Tore Enger, CEO of TECO 2030 ASA, +4792083800, tore.enger@teco2030.no

ABOUT TECO 2030 ASA

TECO 2030 is building up Europe's first Giga production facility of hydrogen PEM
fuel cell stacks and modules in Narvik, Norway. The production capacity will be
built up through 2024 and 2025, targeting a production output capacity of up to
200 MW of fuel cells in 2025, increasing to gigawatt-production in 2030.

TECO 2030 is a Norwegian based clean tech company developing zero-emission
technology for the maritime and heavy industry. We are developing PEM hydrogen
fuel cell stacks and PEM hydrogen fuel cell modules, that enable ships and other
heavy-duty applications to become emissions-free. The company is listed on
Euronext Growth on Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker TECO and in New York,
OTC under the ticker TECFF. TECO 2030 is a spinoff from TECO Maritime Group, a
group that has provided technology and services to the global shipping industry
since 1994. For more information, please visit www.teco2030.no -
http://www.teco2030.no.

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