Thorbjørn Hareide

Thorbjørn has extensive experience providing all types of maritime propulsion to the maritime market. In his previous positions he was deeply involved in the process of developing and implementing new technology solutions into the marine segment. In 2023 he started as a business development manager at Hydrogenious LOHC Maritime to be part of a company working on developing and delivering a revolutionary new power system to ships, based on liquid organic hydrogen carrier technology.

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Using current oil infrastructure for hydrogen storage

Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHC) are organic compounds that can absorb and release hydrogen through chemical reactions. These compounds serve as storage media for hydrogen. LOHC technology therefore adds a new way of handling hydrogen on board ships. Instead of using compressed or liquid hydrogen, hydrogen is chemically bound to a carrier oil. This oil can be used to store and transport large amounts of hydrogen safely within existing fossil fuel infrastructure. With our ongoing projects we aim to develop a commercial LOHC power system that can utilize hydrogen as a power source on board ships in the safest way possible.