Tromso-based ferry operator Torghatten Nord AS has signed a hydrogen supply deal with GreenH AS, a Norwegian company that develops infrastructure for the production and distribution of green hydrogen from renewable energy.

Under the 15-year agreement, GreenH will supply hydrogen to Lofoten ferries.

Namely, Torghatten Nord has signed a contract with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to operate hydrogen-powered ferries between Bodø and Lofoten from 2025.

Torghatten Nord will build two new hydrogen vessels and convert two 2012-built ferries from liquefied natural gas (LNG) to low-emission solutions.

The plan is to deploy two new hydrogen-fuelled RoPaxes on Norway’s most challenging ferry crossing from 1 October 2025. The agreement stipulates for Torghatten Nord to operate the connection from 2025 to 2040.

Crossing the Vestfjorden between Bodø on the mainland and three islands in Lofoten involves a close to 100 km open ocean crossing above the Arctic Circle and is considered Norway’s most challenging ferry crossing.