RH2IWER project, has launched an ambitious initiative to accelerate the adoption of hydrogen fuel cell powered vessels in inland waterway transport. The consortium will showcase six vessels of different types. The FPS Rijn and FPS IJSSEL will be converted to H2 propulsion in this project.

The main objective of the JTF is to enable regions that are highly dependent on income and employment from fossil fuels to enter an energy transition on a fair and equal basis. A transition that takes into account the social and economic aspects and the environmental effects. The JTF Groot-Rijnmond (administered by Kansen voor West) grants EUR 2 million to the electrical systems of the FPS RIJN that will operate between Rotterdam and Duisburg