Norway’s Pherousa has received an initial Approval in Principle (AiP) for its ammonia-powered Ultramax dry bulk carrier design.
Maritime classification societies DNV and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) each awarded an AiP, indicating that the design meets the necessary technical standards and safety requirements.
This approval enables Pherousa to advance the development and construction of its ammonia-powered Ultramax carrier vessels. The ships will feature an onboard ammonia cracker, allowing them to convert ammonia into hydrogen, which will then be used as fuel.
Pherousa holds an exclusive license to its shareholder Metacon’s ammonia cracking HIWAR concept technology. The technology is versatile and can be integrated with various hydrogen applications, including PEM fuel cells, hydrogen internal combustion engines (ICE), and auxiliary engines.
“By granting Pherousa these AiPs, both ABS and DNV clearly state that there are no showstoppers of the Pherousa technology for marine application,” explained Hans Bredrup, Chairman of Pherousa.
“The grants further allow us to continue the design and construction of our series of 64.000 dwt bulk carriers earmarked for the copper industry, to ensure that this specific commodity, so essential to the global decarbonisation, can be delivered across oceans without any carbon footprint at all.
“Only ships that have no carbon fuels onboard can ensure the end-users that the copper utilised for solar panels or electric cars is free of emissions in its supply chain,” Bredrup added.
You can read more about ammonia being used to power marine transport in H2 View’s upcoming Seas & Skies magazine.
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