STORY / PUBLIC SOURCE RECORD
Norway invests big to realise clean hydrogen future
- Published 7 June 2023; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 6 minutes. The article distinguishes grey hydrogen (fossil-based), green (renewable-powered electrolysis) and blue (natural gas with carbon capture). It presents hydrogen for hard-to-electrify industry, heavy transport, shipping and long-duration energy storage, and cites Norwegian/EU net-zero ambitions. These are the article’s framing and policy references, not a current market assessment.
- Norway examples include the MF Hydra, described as the first ferry using PEM fuel cells with liquid hydrogen; it carries about four tonnes of hydrogen in 80 m³ deck tanks supplied from Linde in Germany, with fuel for up to 12 days of sailing. New Bodø–Lofoten hydrogen ferries were scheduled to begin in 2025; that is a past target and the page does not confirm their status. Nel and HydrogenPro are named as electrolyser makers; Statkraft is described as investing in green hydrogen.
- The article says Enova awarded EUR 61 million for five coastal green-hydrogen hubs and EUR 41 million for seven hydrogen/ammonia-powered vessels, intended to connect supply and maritime demand. The hubs were said to be able to supply 35–40 vessels. EU-supported ShipFC was developing an ammonia fuel-cell installation for a vessel. These amounts and projects reflect the article’s 2023 reporting and should not be assumed to represent current funding/project status.
- Blue-hydrogen examples include H2 Production’s proposed plant near Bergen using ZEG Power technology to integrate natural-gas hydrogen production with carbon capture; CEO Ronny Haufe describes blue and green hydrogen as complementary and industrial parks as a way to colocate CO₂ users, hydrogen demand and waste heat. The page says the EU target was to produce and import 10 million tonnes of renewable hydrogen each by 2030; this was a target, not an outcome. Innovation Norway developer Ivar-Jo Theien says Norway may have exportable clean-hydrogen surplus and is working on long-distance infrastructure. Related industries: Energy, CCUS and Hydrogen. No direct contact block shown.