France’s HDF Energy has partnered with Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation (MoT), state utility PLN, and ferry operator ASDP to explore how green hydrogen can cut emissions across the country’s maritime sector.
Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the partners will conduct a joint feasibility study, backed financially and technically by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) through its GreenVoygage2050 programme.
The goal is to replace diesel engines on ships, especially ferries, with hydrogen fuel cells, provided by HDF. The project plans to use green hydrogen produced from solar-powered hydrogen plants that HDF is already developing in eastern Indonesia.
ASDP connects Indonesia’s remote islands with its ferry operations. However, the company want to replace its traditional diesel engines and will explore opportunities to convert its fleet and port infrastructure.
