The technology group Wärtsilä, in close customer cooperation with Knutsen OAS Shipping AS and Repsol, as well as with the Sustainable Energy Catapult Centre, will commence the world’s first long term, full-scale, testing of ammonia as a fuel in a marine four-stroke combustion engine. The testing is made possible by a 20 MNOK grant from the Norwegian Research Council through the DEMO 2000 programme.
“This is a great example that illustrates the importance of dedicated petroleum R&D. This DEMO...
Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (“Imabari”), MAN Energy Solutions (hereinafter “MAN”), Mitsui E&S Machinery Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui E&S Machinery”), ClassNK (“ClassNK”), ITOCHU ENEX Co. Ltd. (“ITOCHU ENEX”) and ITOCHU Corporation (“ITOCHU”) have agreed to jointly develop ships equipped with the main engine using ammonia as its main fuel (“Ammonia-fueled Engine”).
With international momentum towards the transition to a decarbonized society on the increase since the Paris Agreement came into effect in...