{"id":4970,"date":"2026-10-29T14:34:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/?p=4970"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:38:31","slug":"as-a-zero-carbon-contender-ammonia-comes-with-baggage-says-lewa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/news\/current-year-speakers-pff\/as-a-zero-carbon-contender-ammonia-comes-with-baggage-says-lewa\/","title":{"rendered":"As a zero-carbon contender ammonia comes with baggage says LEWA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As delegates attending the Propulsion &amp; Future Fuels Conference will be aware, ammonia\u2019s emergence as a zero-carbon fuel contender is not without its challenges.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So the opening session at the December meeting \u2013 <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ammonia at Sea: Designing for Safety and Scaling Real-World Use<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 is well placed to provide potential solutions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A case in point will come from speaker Thomas Boekenbrink, Business Line Manager Marine at pump specialists LEWA GmbH \/ Atlas Copco, who will highlight the largely unknown technological benefits of using oscillating diaphragm pumps.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In his presentation \u2013 <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Process Diaphragm Pumps for Alternative Marine Fuels, the beating heart of Fuel Gas Supply Systems<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 he will explain why the LEWA pump is more suitable for the emerging fuel gas systems compared to the better known centrifugal pumps.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With over three decades of experience in the pump sector, Boekenbrink now applies his strong technical background to developing innovative solutions for shipping\u2019s energy transition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joining him in the session \u2013 which will also examine the changing role of classification societies and the critical safety frameworks required for the handling and operation of ammonia \u2013 are moderator Markus M\u00fcnz, MD of VDMA Large Engines, Christian Altenhofen from GAMMA Technologies, Deltamarin Ltd\u2019s Mika Koli, and Tor Anders Marvik and Agnieszka Sworska from Nord Gas Solutions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Propulsion &amp; Future Fuels Conference is being held at the Empire Riverside Hotel in Hamburg, 8-10 December. 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