Japan Engine Corporation has announced commercial readiness for its new 2-stroke, dual-fuel engine. The first engine unit will be installed on an ammonia-fueled medium gas carrier next month, with the vessel scheduled to enter service in 2026.
The Solar Energy Corporation has completed its first subsidy program for renewable ammonia, awarding the thirteenth and final contract this week. ACME Cleantech won six contracts, totalling 370,000 tons production per year.
Everllence (formerly MAN Energy Solutions) will supply four 7S60ME-LGIA dual-fuel engines to Höegh Autoliners, for installation aboard Höegh’s new Aurora-class car carriers.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and ITOCHU will use their own vessels to demonstrate ship to ship ammonia bunkering in Singapore in 2027. This week, ITOCHU also signed collaboration agreements for the development of ammonia bunkering near the Suez Canal.
GMF’s new report finds that both ammonia and methanol fuels are now “ready” for commercial deployment, but a concerted push is required to enable scale-up beyond 2030. The report highlights the increased familiarity (and confidence) from key maritime stakeholders with ammonia fuel, and a recommendation to independently verify emissions from the first ammonia-fueled vessels.
NatWest’s five-year Climate for Transition (CFT) framework will see the UK bank finance £200 billion worth of investments aligned with climate and transition focused finance. Low carbon fuels such as CCS-based and renewable hydrogen and ammonia feature prominently in the framework.
GoSolar Energy’s industrial complex currently under development in northern Arizona will enable mega-scale CCS-based and renewable ammonia based fertiliser production for the local and export markets.
The pair have agreed to a strategic partnership for the development of H2 Cumbuco, a renewable ammonia project in Pecém Port, Brazil.
Larsen & Toubro and ITOCHU will develop and commercialise a 300,000 tons per year renewable ammonia plant in Kandla, on India’s west coast. L&T reportedly plans to invest over $5.6 billion in six ammonia production plants around Kandla, serving marine fuel, bunker and export markets.
Hynfra will lead a consortium of Polish and Japanese partners to develop a solid oxide electrolysis technology platform for the production of electrolytic hydrogen and ammonia, with a demonstrator to be opened in Poland next year.