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NewsNew fuel adaptions to turbochargers will include layout and material changes
At CIMAC 2023, Raphael Ryser, R&D principal engineer at Accelleron, discussed what changes customers can expect to be made to turbochargers for large engines operating on new fuels.
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NewsFirst NH3-fuelled X-DF-A engine to be delivered in Q1 2025
WinGD has stated that it is on track to deliver the first X-DF-A dual fuel engine capable of operating on ammonia by Q1 2025, and expects the first vessel powered by X-DF-A engines to enter service by 2026.
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NewsGroundbreaking First AEngine Test Completed
MAN Energy Solutions has announced the successful first running of a test engine on ammonia at its Research Centre Copenhagen (RCC). The company reports that the successful combustion was performed on a MAN B&W two-stroke 4T50ME-X type and produced positive results with particularly promising data regarding pilot-oil amount and combustion stability.
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NewsUAE increases hydrogen ambitions in revised Energy Strategy
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) released a revised Energy Strategy at the beginning of July, earmarking investments of up to US$54 billion into the country’s renewables sector by 2030. Among the projects, the UAE announced that Masdar (the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) plans to increase green hydrogen production to 1.0 million tonnes per year by 2030, and that the state plans to develop two hydrogen production hubs by 2030.
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NewsABS AiP for NH3-fuelled containership design
An innovative ammonia-fuelled containership design from Korea Maritime Consultants Co., Ltd. (KOMAC) was granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS in May 2023.
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NewsMitsui Augments Engine Production Range
Ranked among the world’s most prolific manufacturers of large marine engines, Mitsui E&S (MES) produced 136 two-stroke units totalling 2.83m bhp (2.11m kW) under its MAN licence in the past financial year. Affirming market recovery and the resilience of Japanese shipbuilders, the projected output from the company’s Tamano complex for the current year ending 31 March 2024 is up at 2.90m bhp (2.16m kW), consisting of 143 units.
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NewsMAN ES Uses LGI Strategy For 1st Ammonia Combustion
MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) has successfully started up combustion on a 2-stroke test engine operating on ammonia as fuel using the liquefied gas injection (LGI) combustion strategy, the company confirmed.
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NewsGCMD and NYK team up on decarbonisation
NYK joins GCMD as first Japan-headquartered strategic partner to accelerate shipping’s decarbonisation
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NewsPlans to develop 1.7m tpy Namibia ammonia export project
Namibia’s government signed a feasibility agreement with Hyphen Hydrogen Energy, a local consortium focused on the development of a green hydrogen production project in the Tsau National Park, which is intended to supply a green ammonia export project at the Port of Lüderitz, in May 2023.
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NewsBilbao is key green shipping corridor hub
A new report positions Spain at the hub of a network of green shipping corridors
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NewsBASF and Yara eye Gulf blue ammonia export project
Yara Clean Ammonia and chemicals major BASF are conducting a joint study to develop world-scale blue ammonia production project in the US Gulf Coast region. The 1.2-1.4 million tonnes per year blue ammonia project would incorporate carbon capture technology.
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NewsOnboard ammonia risk study
A new study makes recommendations on how to reduce the risks of using ammonia as a marine fuel
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NewsEquinor undertakes NH3 bunkering study with Norwegian tech developer
Equinor is seeking to develop an ammonia fuel bunkering study with Norwegian ammonia bunkering technology developer, Azane Fuel Solutions. The study is intended to address several of the main obstacles to introducing an ammonia fuel bunker supply chain in Norway, including developing estimates of ammonia fuel demand, as well as optimising the ammonia fuel supply value chain. Safety issues relating to ammonia’s properties form a third focus of the study.
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NewsPOSCO and ENGIE to develop 1.2m tpy green ammonia export project
Oman’s hydrogen promotion agency, Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), granted a consortium led by Korean diversified industrial manufacturer POSCO and ENGIE a 47-year lease on a site for green hydrogen production project, which is intended to supply a green ammonia export project at its emerging export hub at the port of Duqm on 22 June.
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NewsYara Marine aims to build a supply chain for ammonia bunkering
Yara Clean Ammonia and Bunker Holding are working together to supply the shipping industry with ammonia as a clean marine fuel.
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NewsMalaysian Group Looks To Ammonia
Leading names in the Malaysian maritime sector have forged new global alliances to help drive the development and operation of ammonia-fuelled engines. Through the group’s shipowning and academic entities, MISC Berhad has inked respective and inter-rated collaboration agreements with Swiss-based two-stroke power specialist Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) and Norwegian classification society DNV.
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NewsCatalyst development advancing hydrogen carrier efficiency
Researchers at Fraunhofer IMM in Germany are actively developing methanol and ammonia reformer technology suitable for mobile applications, including shipping.
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NewsLR and LISCR award Design Approval for world’s first 22,000cbm multi-Gas carrier
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded Design Approval to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the development of the world’s first 22,000cbm multi-gas carrier as part of a Joint Development Project for LCO2 Carrier design and development.
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NewsNext gen AHT and PSV designs launched
A new range of next generation anchor handler (AHT) and platform supply vessel (PSV) ship designs have been launched by Kongsberg Maritime. The designs include the option to include alternative energy sources and fuels, such as methanol, ammonia, and hybrid-battery power.
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NewsDNV AiP for new NH3-release mitigation solution
Classification society DNV has awarded Approval in Principle for Wärtsilä’s new patented and proprietary technology Wärtsilä Ammonia Release Mitigation Systems (WARMS). The approval in principle covers its use on ships fuelled by ammonia with the DNV Class notation gas fuelled ammonia or on gas tankers fuelled by ammonia with the DNV Class notation GF NH3.
