Learn from Ambient Fuels’ educational podcast series the Great Green Upgrade, featuring interviews with key stakeholders from around the renewable hydrogen and ammonia industry. Senior Director of Development Emily Wolf will lead a discussion around the deployment of electrolysis for ammonia production at next week’s AEA annual conference in New Orleans.
The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping has released results from a new survey of over 2,000 workers across the maritime community. While a majority of workers indicate their willingness to sail on ammonia-fueled vessels, this support is contingent upon comprehensive training that addresses all concerns and operational aspects of working with ammonia. Live training, operational experience and proactive communication will all be required to increase confidence in the new fuel.
Maritime & Port Authority Singapore announced that it will finalise ammonia bunkering standards for the island nation by next year.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has completed class approval testing for its HiMSEN Ammonia Dual-Fuel Engine, a four-stroke model that will be fed by direct high-pressure ammonia fuel injection.
As shown in the IEA’s recently released Global Hydrogen Review 2024, the cumulative hydrogen production capacity reaching Final Investment Decision has doubled compared to last year. Promisingly, low-emission ammonia comprises a significant portion of both the mature project pipeline and secured offtake volume.
Pupuk Indonesia will collaborate with TOYO and ITOCHU to develop a hybrid renewable ammonia plant at an existing production facility in western Indonesia. Via a subsidiary, Pupuk will also supply renewable ammonia to PLN Indonesia Power’s co-firing demonstration project in west Java.
The American Bureau of Shipping has granted AiP for two new autonomous technology packages developed by Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries: an unmanned ammonia engine room, plus an AI safety package with rapid-response capabilities.
A series of new AiPs underlines momentum for marine ammonia fuel. For bunkering, barges and a range of jetty-less transfer terminals will enable safe operations. Fuel systems that can be retrofitted to existing vessels are also under development, as is an ammonia-powered “feeder” container vessel to complement larger designs.
Meet MadoquaPower2X, a renewable hydrogen and ammonia project under development in Sines, southern Portugal. Starting from 2028, around 50,000 tons of renewable hydrogen will be produced to generate around 300,000 tons of decarbonized ammonia, targeting the maritime fuel and fertilizer markets in Europe and beyond.
Approval of interim guidelines for the use of maritime ammonia fuel is anticipated at an upcoming IMO committee meeting in December, giving the shipping industry its first international standard for the safe operation of vessels using marine ammonia fuel.