e1 Marine
Generating high purity, on-demand hydrogen for the maritime industry.
e1 Marine’s PEM hydrogen generation technology generates hydrogen from methanol – on land, on board, and on-demand. This proven solution is robust and efficient, enabling you to reduce your vessel’s carbon emissions, while safely and economically repowering your fleet for greater range and operational flexibility.
Our patented methanol and water to hydrogen reformation technology enables:
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Onsite, onboard, and on-demand hydrogen generation at scalable volumes
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Lower CAPEX and OPEX costs
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Longer range, shorter refueling times
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Greatly reduced carbon footprint, and can enable net zero emissions
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No large batteries for electrical storage, no waste
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Sustainable and renewable fuel alternative
e1® Marine hydrogen – Reducing emissions
e1® Marine’s fuel cell technology provides immediate solutions that dramatically cut a ship’s carbon intensity. It also future-proofs a vessel’s compliance with all current and proposed emissions regulation at sea and in port.
Ardmore Shipping Corporation owns and operates a fleet of MR product and chemical tankers, ranging from 25,000 to 50,000 deadweight tonnes. Ardmore Shipping provides seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals worldwide to oil majors, national oil companies, oil and chemical traders and chemical companies, with its modern, fuel-efficient fleet of mid-size tankers. Through its technical and commercial management partners and its own in-house expertise, Ardmore has the global network in place to support its seafarers and deliver shipping services safely, decisively and effectively to its customers.
Founded in 2015, Maritime Partners is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a leading provider of flexible financing solutions and new-build contract support for the maritime industry. Servicing the Jones Act trade and beyond, it offers operators access to its fleet of more than 1,600 state-of-the-art vessels.
e1® Marine Partners
e1® Marine was formed as a Hydrogen technology partnership between three specialists and leaders in their fields: ELEMENT 1 Corporation (Oregon, USA), Ardmore Shipping Corporation (Cork, Ireland) and Maritime Partners LLC (Louisiana, USA)
Introducing Our Team
The e1 Marine organization is managed by experienced leadership and supported by a team of advisors and strategic partners.
Management
Dave Lee
As the Executive Director at e1 Marine, Dave Lee is dedicated to advancing technology in the maritime industry to enhance vessel safety and energy efficiency.
Dave holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology and an Associate of Science in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technology, both from Purdue University.
With almost 25 years of experience in heavy industry, Dave's expertise spans engineering, production, maintenance, quality, project management, business development, and sales. His career includes notable positions at Michelin North America, Jeffboat, American Commercial Barge Lines, ABB Marine & Ports, Maritime Partners and most recently, MP’s latest acquisition, e1 Marine.
At Maritime Partners, Dave serves as the VP of Innovation and Technology and at e1 Marine he serves as the Executive Director, both roles are aligned to efforts to integrate cutting-edge technologies within the marine sector. This aligns with Maritime Partners and e1 Marine’s commitment to supporting the maritime industry's energy transition.
Executive Director
About us
Game-changing technology solutions for the clean energy marine sector.
e1 Marine is an affiliate of Maritime Partners LLC, who serves as a leading owner and leasing solution provider within the inland waterway marine sector. Specializing in cutting-edge technology, e1 Marine offers advanced methanol-to-hydrogen generation systems tailored specifically for the marine industry.
Kyle Taylor
With 20+ years of engineering and team management experience, Kyle has a varied background in chemical engineering and the fuel cell industry. Throughout his career, he has overseen the complete scope of product life cycles, from initial design concepts to product testing, validation, and full-scale production. At e1 Marine, Kyle is responsible for managing technical engineering projects.
His past experience covers small and large-scale hydrogen generation and fuel cell system integration. In addition, he has helped start-up and commission an activated carbon plant in Hawaii and overseen algae production for making jet fuel and nutraceuticals at Cellana. Kyle's previous experience also includes working as an Associate Director of Maintenance at the multinational manufacturing company Lonza, where he previously worked as an engineer and maintenance manager.
Engineering Manager
Maite Bolivar Klarup
Responsible for managing global sales and service activities of e1 Marine. An experienced commercial management executive in the maritime industry, Maite specializes in international standards in the shipping industry's regulatory compliance and environmental framework.
With over 20 years of experience across shipping markets in North and South America, Europe, and Southeast Asia, she is a former board member of WISTA Singapore, The Mission to Seafarers Singapore, and was part of The Technical Committee for Bunkering on the Singapore Standards.
Maite Bolivar Klarup has an Executive MBA from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
Global Commercial Sales Director
