06 OCT 2017: Going green is taking many forms, and cruise lines are now working on harnessing a fuel that’s lighter than air. Hydrogen fuel cells are in the long-term thinking of both Royal Caribbean Cruise Line and Viking Ocean Cruises as a way to eliminate the emissions from burning hydrocarbon fuels.
Viking announced early work on a project for “what could become the world’s first cruise ship with zero-emission technology” at the annual Safety at Sea conference in Haugesund, Norway. Viking’s project manager Serge Fossati said that while liquid hydrogen is not currently produced on a large scale in Europe, the company is in discussions with Statoil, Norway’s government-owned energy company, about how production could be significantly expanded.