Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Vessel Energy Efficiency
Alma Clean Power, Odfjell, and DNV have announced a project that would entail the installation of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system on a chemical tanker by the end of 2024.
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Further Development of Ammonia as a Shipping Fuel
Yara Clean Ammonia and Bunker Holding Group have signed an MOU exploring opportunities to work together to accelerate plans to supply the shipping industry with ammonia as a fuel.
Read moreRio Tinto and bp Sign One-Year Trial of Marine Biofuels
Rio Tinto and bp have agreed to work together on a one-year biofuel trial to help reduce carbon emissions from its marine fleet. Under the trial, bp is supplying Rio Tinto with marine biofuel for approximately 12 months.The trial is using a bp-manufactured B30 biofuel blend composed of 30% fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO).
Read moreABS Advisory on Decarbonization Options
The advisory takes into consideration the technological complexity, current application, available fuel options, current regulatory requirements and safety concerns.
Read moreBV Issues Guidelines on Ammonia as Marine Fuel
Bureau Veritas (BV) has released an Ammonia-Prepared notation and has developed a rule note for ammonia as a marine fuel to support shipowners, designers, shipyards and charterers in advancing their journeys toward using ammonia and a zero-carbon future. Ammonia-Prepared is applicable to newbuilds and certifies that a ship has been designed and constructed to be converted to use ammonia as fuel
Read moreApproval in Principle Issued for Cargo Containment System
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) to Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd for the design of a cargo containment system (CCS) of the world’s largest capacity (40,000 m3 class per tank) developed for use on a large liquefied hydrogen carrier.
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