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Postado em 8 de outubro de 2020 | 16:56

Boxship sector takes first steps towards ammonia use as fuel

The race is accelerating to find a zero-carbon replacement for fossil fuels. A new initiative has put its efforts into solving the problems of installing ammonia tanks into containerships.

A Collaboration between Lloyd’s Register, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and MAN Energy Solutions has resulted in the approval in principle of a design for an ammonia-fuelled 23,000 teu containership.

DSME developed the basic design of the ammonia propulsion system and MAN Energy Solutions was responsible for the development and specifications of the ammonia dual-fuel propulsion engine.

Lloyd’s Register reviewed the suitability and risks of the design which involved a hazard identification, a hazard and operability analysis workshop, and a design review in accordance with the approval of risk-based design process.

A second phase will involve further development of the design for meeting market demand in terms of commercial viability as well as technical and safety maturity, Lloyd’s Register said.

DSME vice-president Odin Kwon said that designing an ammonia-fuelled containership was more complicated than other ship types because of the nature of the ammonia fuel tanks being installed in an enclosed space.

“The successful results from the joint application in principle can easily be applied to other types of vessels such as tankers, bulk carriers and gas carriers,” he said. “We now just await the delivery of the ammonia-fuelled engine from MAN.”

MAN vice-president Bjarne Foldager said that ammonia was a fuel “with a lot of potential” and added that the containership concept was an important step towards decarbonising the maritime sector.

 

 

Source: Lloyd’s


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