H2 Green Steel (H2GS) and Swedish shipping company Gotland Company have entered into an agreement to explore the possibility to establish a production plant with the capacity to supply part of Gotland Company’s fleet with green hydrogen.  

The global shipping industry is a large emitter of greenhouse gases, and is facing a huge, but necessary, shift. Many different solutions are being developed in order to reach the climate goals, and one of them is the use of green hydrogen gas as fuel.  

Together with Gotland Company, which develops, charters and operates passenger ferries, H2GS will perform a technical and economic feasibility study to evaluate the possibility to supply fossil free fuel in the form of green hydrogen to Gotland Company’s future ships.  

Gotland Company is developing two new ships that will be able to operate on hydrogen gas, the Horizon series. The goal is to have a minimum of one ship operational by 2030 the latest. The Horizon series will operate on gas turbines with so called multi fuel, which enables the ships to operate on several fossil free fuels. To operate the traffic between Gotland and the mainland on 100 percent hydrogen gas, approximately 20,000 tonnes of hydrogen gas will be required annually.  

The feasibility-study includes identifying locations for both production and infrastructure to transport the hydrogen to the harbors. The electrolyzer capacity required is estimated at about 300 MW.

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Together reducing emissions in the marine ecosystem surrounding Sweden
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"This partnership with Gotland Company represents a significant expansion beyond our traditional focus on the iron and steel sectors, enhancing our competence in large-scale hydrogen production. At H2GS, our deep commitment is to accelerate the decarbonization of traditionally hard-to-abate industries. The key to industrial transformation is the utilization of green hydrogen. Collaborating with a Swedish ally, equally dedicated to combating climate change, feels like a natural and powerful alignment", says Carl-Erik Lagercrantz, vice chairman of H2 Green Steel.

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