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Industry majors to tackle safety issues linked to the use of ammonia as fuel April 20, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina
Industry heavyweights Lloyd’s Register’s Decarbonization Hub, Maersk, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, NYK Line, Total and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping are embarking on a new project with the aim of providing guidelines on the safe use of ammonia as a fuel for shipping.
Ammonia-fuelled ammonia gas carrier; Image credit: NYK
Ammonia as a fuel has emerged as one of the likely front-runners in the shipping industry’s decarbonization path.
Green ammonia can be produced from renewable power by electrolysis of H2O, ultimately making it a zero carbon fuel.
Scoping study for a guide to risk assessment of reservoirs
This study consulted professionals who work in reservoir management to find out if the current guidance on risk is useful and meets their needs.
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This study assessed whether it was necessary to update the guide to assessing safety risks at reservoirs published in 2004 (Interim Guide to Quantitative Risk Assessment for Reservoir Safety). It collected views from professionals working with reservoirs to identify any problems with applying the current guidance, as well as the specific needs that they might have. The existing guide provided a tool, in an Excel workbook, to work out the probability and consequences of a reservoir fa