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Tracking the development pipeline of ammonia-ready vessels

Geofrey Njovu September 24, 2023

In vessel news this week:

Samsung Heavy Industries’ ammonia-powered, ultra-large ammonia carrier design has been granted AiP by Korean Register.
Pherousa Green Shipping’s new fleet of six Ultramax vessels will be developed alongside partner OSM Thome.
And Avance Gas has triggered the option of two mid-sized LPG/ammonia carriers, noting growth in global seaborne ammonia trade.

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CF Industries & POSCO: US-based ammonia production for the Asian market

Geofrey Njovu September 24, 2023

CF Industries & POSCO will commence a FEED study on CCS-based ammonia production at CF’s Blue Point Complex in Louisiana as part of a potential joint venture in low-carbon ammonia production, with long-term offtake to South Korea.

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New marine engine partnerships to accelerate deployment

Geofrey Njovu September 19, 2023

Expected to become commercially available in 2025, WinGD’s X-DF-A ammonia powered engines will be fitted on Samsung Heavy Industries’ newbuild vessels. Eastern Pacific Shipping expects its ammonia powered Newcastlemaxes and VLAC fleet to be delivered from 2026 onwards, after signing a series of agreements with MAN Energy Solutions and other key partners.

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Doosan Enerbility to export ammonia co-firing tech to Indonesia

Julian Atchison September 19, 2023

Korea-based Doosan Enerbility and Indonesia Power will partner up to deploy ammonia co-firing technology at the Suralaya Power Plant in Java. The newly-commissioned Jawa 9 & 10 generating units will be converted, with studies into a full ammonia supply chain and technical requirements to be completed by 2027 - the same year Doosan is targeting for commercialisation of its co-firing burner technology.

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PLN Indonesia Power

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Ammonia fuel for glass production demonstrated in Japan

Julian Atchison September 19, 2023

Asahi Glass Corporation announced it has successfully used 100% ammonia fuel to produce architectural glass over two days of testing at its Yokohama Technical Center, with NOx emissions below environmental thresholds. The news follows successful ammonia co-firing tests to produce cement clinker by Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation.

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AGC Inc.

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Maritime ammonia: fuel delivery, emissions mitigation systems near readiness

Julian Atchison September 19, 2023

This week, we explore three new onboard systems: the Mitsubishi Ammonia Supply and Safety System (MAmmoSS®), Singapore-based C-LNG Solutions’ new ammonia low flash point fuel supply system, and a new NOx emission mitigation system developed by Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries.

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New partnership to develop guidelines for use of ammonia as a marine fuel

Julian Atchison September 12, 2023

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and the Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel will collaborate on new guidelines for ammonia as a marine fuel. The work will help build towards ammonia bunkering demonstrations in Singapore.

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Nuclear-powered ammonia production in Indonesia

Julian Atchison

Meet Pupuk Kaltim and Copenhagen Atomics to learn more about their nuclear-powered ammonia production project in Bontang, Indonesia. At full scale, the plant will feature 1 GW of solid oxide electrolysis capacity, 25 modular thorium molten salt reactors, and the production of one million tons of ammonia per year.