Damen Yachting and Blue World Technologies have signed a high-level strategic collaboration in the field of energy technology. This collaboration, which was made official at the end of April 2023, reflects Damen Yachting’s commitment to the research and implementation of more sustainable and future fuel technologies.
Located in Aalborg in Denmark, Blue World Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of high-temperature PEM fuel cells running on methanol. Their mission is to introduce energy-efficient and cost-effective methanol fuel cell technology to industries worldwide. The company has been working with Damen Yachting for a number of months as part of the Dutch superyacht builder’s energy programme. A collaboration which Blue World Technologies’ Marine Sales Director Torben Mørch Sørensen believes brings tremendous opportunity to both parties.
When researching potential energy technology partners, it was Blue World Technologies’ products that played an influential role in Damen Yachting’s choice to team up with a company that would enable them to look longer term and to the upcoming generations of technology. In particular their next generation fuel cell technology that offers higher efficiency with the additional potential for more energy efficient vessel operation overall thanks to the quality of recoverable heat. Furthermore, their focus on methanol is in line with Damen Yachting’s sustainability vision in reducing their carbon impact and the role methanol could play in that.
The Blue World Technologies team will be working closely with both Product Design Managers and Engineers at Damen Yachting towards implementing sustainable solutions in the Dutch yacht builder’s products and projects in line with the company’s sustainability goals.
Methanol can be made from renewable sources either as a biofuel or e-fuel.
Due to the liquid nature of methanol, the existing global fuel infrastructure for storage, transport, and distribution can be reused.
Methanol is a highly recognised alternative fuel in the maritime industry.
The fuel cell system from Blue World Technologies ensures a high energy conversion of the methanol thereby bringing down the additional fuel cost connected to using green fuels.
According to Methanol Institute, to meet increasing demand methanol production is expected to five-fold by 2050 and more than 80% is expected to come from renewable sources.
Press contacts
Laura Nicholls, PR & Communications Manager, Damen Yachting
Mobile +31 6 51442880
laura.nicholls@damenyachting.com
Anne Kvist, Head of PR and Communication, Blue World Technologies
Mobile: +45 31 60 16 71
akv@blue.world
