Setting Course, an ABS Podcast

Hydrogen Value Chain With Provaris Energy


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Hydrogen’s potential as an alternative energy source reaches well beyond marine fuel applications. It also has potential for on-land commercial energy and in energy-intensive industrial operations. As such, the transportation of hydrogen by ship could play a key role in the emerging hydrogen value chain.

In this episode of Setting Course, an ABS Podcast, Martin Carolan, Managing Director and CEO of Provaris Energy; Stergios Stamopoulos, Director of Global Sustainability for ABS; and Ibrahim Muritala, Senior Sustainability Engineer and Global Hydrogen Lead for ABS, join host Brad Cox, ABS. They discuss the current state of hydrogen production, the bottlenecks in scaling green hydrogen availability, and the technical and operational challenges in transporting hydrogen.

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Key Points

  • Hydrogen is gaining momentum as a zero-carbon energy source.
  • Investment in hydrogen requires major capital and infrastructure.
  • Hydrogen production is currently dominated by grey hydrogen.
  • Safety and operational standards are critical for hydrogen handling.
  • Scaling green hydrogen production faces significant challenges.
  • Compressed hydrogen is simpler for short-distance transport.
  • The future of hydrogen depends on technological advancements, infrastructure development and industry collaboration.


Guests
Martin Carolan is Managing Director and CEO of Provaris Energy, a developer of integrated compressed hydrogen projects for export to regional markets. Provaris aims to develop green hydrogen supply chains that are simple and efficient to enable the global transport of zero-carbon energy. Martin holds a graduate diploma in applied finance from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) and a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Technology, Sydney.
 
Stergios Stamopoulos is the ABS Director of Global Sustainability for the Western Hemisphere, leading ABS activities in the Americas and Europe regions. Under his leadership, the ABS sustainability centers in Houston, Athens and Copenhagen are assisting ship and offshore owners, operators and other stakeholders with achieving their sustainability goals. He joined ABS in 2007 as an engineer and has worked in Greece, South Korea and the U.S. in a variety of roles.
 
Dr. Ibrahim Muritala is a distinguished engineer with over 17 years of experience in academia, research and the energy industry, including the oil and gas, maritime, and offshore sectors. He currently serves as the Global Hydrogen Leader at the ABS Global Sustainability Center in Houston, where he provides strategic leadership in hydrogen-related decarbonization initiatives. As a subject matter expert, Dr. Muritala helps the marine and offshore industries navigate new fuels, offering technical assessments, feasibility studies and strategic guidance across the hydrogen value chain.


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