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Danish investment entity Innovation Fund Denmark has announced the establishment of a consortium to develop a two-stroke, ammonia-fuelled engine for maritime shipping.<\/p>\n
It aims to specify and demonstrate an entire, marine-propulsion system that will pave the way for the first commercial order for an ammonia-fuelled vessel.<\/p>\n
MAN Energy Solutions will lead the consortium that also numbers: Eltronic FuelTech, the Danish fuel-system supplier; the Technical University of Denmark (DTU); and DNV GL, the leading classification society. The development of the engine is scheduled for 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cMAN Energy Solutions has spoken in favour of a maritime energy transition in shipping for many years now and we understand the need to work with a wide group of industry partners to develop sustainable solutions,”<\/em> Brian \u00d8stergaard S\u00f8rensen<\/strong>, Vice President, Head of Research & Development, Two-Stroke at MAN Energy Solutions, said.<\/p>\n “Ammonia is a fuel with a lot of potential and yet another, important step towards decarbonising the marine market. We already have a convincing track-record in developing engines running on alternative fuels \u2013 having developed the world\u2019s first 2-stroke engines driven respectively by methanol, ethane and LPG \u2013 and have great expectations for this project.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The project aims to demonstrate \u2013 at full-scale \u2013 a large marine engine running on ammonia at MAN Energy Solutions\u2019 test facility, Research Centre Copenhagen. The project comprises three main stages:<\/p>\n 1. Concept development and initial design of an ammonia engine.<\/p>\n 2. Design of an ammonia fuel-supply system.<\/p>\n 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Full-scale testing.<\/p>\n Ammonia does not contain carbon and its combustion does not produce CO2<\/sub>. Similarly, its production from electricity doesn\u2019t require a carbon-based source, while its production is infinitely scalable.<\/p>\n Since large quantities of ammonia are already transported around the world, it is a well-established commodity with some 120 ports globally currently involved in its import\/export and some with storage facilities. <\/p>\n Thus, the industry believes using ammonia to power ships would be a natural step with infrastructure already in place.<\/p>\n The AEngine project is adopting an interdisciplinary approach to cover the implications of using ammonia as fuel aboard a ship.<\/p>\n MAN Energy Solutions plans to integrate all developed technology into an ammonia propulsion-train and be responsible for fuel injection, the combustion system, and emission after-treatment technology, as well as all on-engine components. It will also be responsible for the test facility and engine testing.<\/p>\n Eltronic FuelTech will be responsible for the engine\u2019s fuel-supply system, including the Fuel Valve Train and its integration with tanks, and purging and venting systems. Eltronic FuelTech will also supply the AEngine\u2019s fuel-supply system and Fuel Valve Train to the test facility.<\/p>\n DTU’s Department of Chemical Engineering will be involved in investigating the chemistry of ammonia combustion and the formation of pollutants during combustion. <\/p>\n Similarly, DTU\u2019s Department of Mechanical Engineering will support the project by acting as a consultant and transferring its experience from small ammonia-engine research to a larger-scale, full-size marine engine.<\/p>\n DNV-GL will cover safety regulation for the use of ammonia aboard ships and act as a consultant on questions where design decisions have an impact on safety.<\/p>\n The post Consortium sets sights on commercializing ammonia-fuelled ships<\/a> appeared first on Offshore Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n world maritime news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Danish investment entity Innovation Fund Denmark has announced the establishment of a consortium to develop a two-stroke, ammonia-fuelled engine for maritime shipping. 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