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Powering the Seas Together
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Powering the Seas Together

Luca PilengaSemi KimJeff Benoit

In February 2025, Baker Hughes and Hanwha agreed to jointly develop a new small-size (~16 MW power range), 100% ammonia-capable turbine for maritime propulsion applications, to be deployed onboard Hanwha Ocean’s LNG carriers and container ships by 2028. A full gas turbine factory engine test with 100% ammonia is planned to be completed by the end of 2027. The combustion system itself is being developed by Power Systems Mfg., LLC (PSM), and will enable the turbine to be both fully decarbonized and “fuel-flexible” – 100% ammonia combustion to 100% natural gas combustion, and any variable blend in between while meeting…

Innovative Integration of Ammonia Cracking and Power Generation: Hanwha Impact’s H2ACT-HRSG Project
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Innovative Integration of Ammonia Cracking and Power Generation: Hanwha Impact’s H2ACT-HRSG Project

Tuan Hoang

The Hanwha Impact H2ACT-HRSG project introduces a novel and highly efficient flow-scheme that integrates ammonia cracking with heat recovery steam generation (HRSG), tailored for small-to-medium scale clean power applications. Developed in collaboration with KBR, this configuration leverages high-grade heat from gas turbine exhaust and duct firing to drive a series of adiabatic reactors, enabling efficient hydrogen production from ammonia while simultaneously generating steam for power. This innovative integration—termed H2ACT-HRSG—offers performance advantages over conventional stand-alone ammonia cracking systems in combined cycle power generation settings. Key benefits include enhanced hydrogen yield, improved net power generation, and reduced specific ammonia consumption, all contributing…

Sunborne reborn!
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Sunborne reborn!

Bill David

Despite successfully demonstrating 56kW of controlled combustion of partially cracked ammonia in October 2023, Sunborne Systems was unable to secure Series A funding at the beginning of 2024. Since then, the co-founders have secured UK government funding to tackle two of the challenges set out for Series A funding: to further develop their patented catalysts and to address issues associated with ammonia slippage and NOx emissions. Future opportunities will be discussed.

Ammonia for Boilers in Rural Locations
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Ammonia for Boilers in Rural Locations

Agustin Valera-Medina

Currently ~4.5 million tonnes of oil are consumed in the off-mains industrial market annually in the UK. These energy-intensive processes contribute to point source emissions of 14.2 MtCO2/y. Businesses and industries in these locations often cannot rely solely on electricity to satisfy their process heating requirements. Decarbonisation of these sites therefore presents a significant and pressing challenge. Therefore, the Amburn project will develop and demonstrate a 1 MW ammonia-fed steam boiler to help decarbonise off-grid businesses across the UK. Funded by the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero as part of the UK Government’s £55m Industrial Fuel Switching Competition,…

Ammonia cracking technologies gather traction across Europe
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Ammonia cracking technologies gather traction across Europe

Geofrey Njovu April 03, 2023

In cracking technology updates this week:

  • Air Liquide’s industrial-scale, ammonia cracking pilot plant at the Port of Antwerp is expected to be operational in 2024.
  • In the UK, AFC Energy has announced a new cracking technology platform.
  • Aramco and Linde Engineering have plans to develop their own ammonia cracking technology based on a new catalyst, with a demonstration plant in northern Germany to follow.
  • And Fraunhofer IMM researchers have developed the compact AMMONPAKTOR cracking reactor system, which will be utilised to feed PEM fuel cells.