Fortescue’s Green Pioneer wins hydrogen transport award in Rotterdam

The Green Pioneer, Fortescue’s world-leading, dual-fuelled ammonia-powered vessel has been awarded the Hydrogen Transport award at the World Hydrogen 2024 Awards. The Green Pioneer wins the Hydrogen Transport Award at the SEC’s World Hydrogen 2024 Awards.

Fortescue’s dual-fuelled ammonia-powered vessel is the first of its kind to be certified to use ammonia, in combination with diesel, as a marine fuel.

Fortescue’s Gladstone PEM50 project named a finalist in the Clean Hydrogen category as well.

The Green Pioneer, Fortescue’s world-leading, dual-fuelled ammonia-powered vessel has been awarded the Hydrogen Transport award at the World Hydrogen 2024 Awards.

At a ceremony in Rotterdam the Sustainable Energy Council Hydrogen Advisory Board recognised Fortescue for its significant achievements in the transport sector and outstanding work over the past 12 months to advance hydrogen technologies through innovation, leadership, and scalability.

The Green Pioneer has been converted to run on dual-fuel ammonia and in March, Fortescue and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore conducted the world’s first use of ammonia, in combination with diesel, as a marine fuel onboard the Green Pioneer in the Port of Singapore.

In successfully completing the fuel transfers and subsequent sea trials, the Green Pioneer received flag approval from the Singapore Registry of Ships and statutory and class certificates from Classification Society DNV approving the use of ammonia, in combination with diesel, as a marine fuel. This is a significant milestone and brings the world one step closer to green shipping.

Fortescue’s Gladstone PEM50 project was also recognised as a Finalist in the Clean Hydrogen Category. The Australian based green hydrogen project was acknowledged for making a significant commercial and technical contribution to the electrolysis and green hydrogen business, through innovation, cutting-edge technology, and nurturing talent.

The Gladstone PEM50 Project, will be located in Queensland, Australia adjacent to the operational Gladstone Electrolyser Facility. Gladstone PEM50 is a two stage 50MW green hydrogen project. Phase one comprises installation of a 30MW electrolyser plant, with the remaining 20MW capacity to be installed and commissioned in 2028. The 50MW plant has production capacity of up to 22 tonnes per day or 8,000 tonnes per annum of green hydrogen. The Project will use Fortescue’s own Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) technology. It will be constructed adjacent to Fortescue’s existing Gladstone Electrolyser Manufacturing Facility, on the Green Energy Manufacturing site. Construction is expected to commence in 2024, with first production of green hydrogen in 2025.