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SEAM power systems for zero-emission hydrogen fast ferries
- Published 7 July 2022; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Listed under Maritime / Ship design and ship’s equipment, Hydrogen / Use, Battery / Integration, and Energy.
- SEAM’s e-SEAMatic® BLUE system combines a battery, hydrogen fuel cells, engine and drivetrain in an integrated power system for fast passenger ferries. The company says it supports higher speeds and longer distances than current battery-only systems, while avoiding operational emissions from fossil fuel. The page also describes a related system using liquid hydrogen.
- SEAM’s liquid-hydrogen hybrid system is installed on Norled’s MF Hydra, described as the first liquid-hydrogen-electric ferry. The article says it entered service on Norway’s southern coast in 2021, carrying up to 299 passengers and 80 cars.
- The page estimates the liquid-hydrogen ferry avoids approximately 4,000 metric tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year. This is an attributed estimate. The article positions hydrogen propulsion as addressing battery mass and capacity limits on longer routes, and says the system could also fit passenger boats, high-speed craft, cargo vessels, and offshore and service ships.
- SEAM was called Westcon Power & Automation until 2021; Westcon was founded in Norway in 1988 and began developing energy-storage systems in 2013.
- Linked to SDGs 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and 11 (Sustainable cities and communities).
- Contact: Stian Risdal, Sales Director, stian.risdal@seam.no. Company: SEAM AS, Husøyvegen 31, 4262 Avaldsnes, Norway; seam.no. A phone-number reveal control is present.