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Lloydâs Register: Decarbonising shipping â could ammonia be the bunker fuel of the future?
10 May 2021
Classification society Lloydâs Register recently published an article discussing the merits and challenges of using ammonia as a bunker fuel:
Today 80% of ammonia produced is used exclusively for the fertiliser industry. However, as pressure is placed on the shipping sector to decarbonise and shift away from reliance on fossil fuels, ammonia is looking like an attractive alternative. If 30% of shipping switched to ammonia to use as a fuel, then the current production would have to nearly double. There are challenges for up-scaling, but an even greater one for ammonia production to be carbon free which will come at a cost, but this also presents opportunity for both industries to reduce their carbon footprint and work together.
Decarbonising shipping – could ammonia be the fuel of the future?
Today 80% of ammonia produced is used exclusively for the fertiliser industry. However, as pressure is placed on the shipping sector to decarbonise and shift away from reliance on fossil fuels, ammonia is looking like an attractive alternative. If 30% of shipping switched to ammonia to use as a fuel, then the current production would have to nearly double. There are challenges for up-scaling, but an even greater one for ammonia production to be carbon free which will come at a cost, but this also presents opportunity for both industries to reduce their carbon footprint and work together.
LR unveils first members of Maritime Decarbonisation Hub advisory panel
LR has named the industry experts who have joined the advisory panel of its Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and will ensure that the Hub fulfils its mission of providing the right level of insight, collaboration and leadership to support the shipping industry address its decarbonisation challenges.
The panel is made up of representatives from across the industry and includes:
• Ole Graa Jakobsen – VP Head of Fleet Technology at AP Moller-Maersk
• Tom Strang – Senior Vice President, Maritime Affairs at Carnival Maritime
• Aoife O’Leary – Director at Environmental Defence Fund
• Damien Speight – Head of Markets Innovation at Orsted