Azane Fuel Solutions, the Norwegian company developing what is believed to be the world’s first ammonia bunkering terminal, and Amogy, a provider of ammonia-to-power technology, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the technical and commercial feasibility of using Amogy´s ammonia-to-power system on board an Azane developed bunker vessel concept.
The collaboration will involve exploring the technical and commercial feasibility of using an Azane ammonia fuel feeder solution integrated into the Amogy power system. Azane’s ammonia fuel bunker vessel concept includes a complete ammonia cargo handling system. The company is now looking for solutions to enable carbon-free propulsion of the ammonia bunker vessel. When fully developed, Azane plans to offer the ammonia bunker vessels to ports such as Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Singapore and other key ports.
Amogy`s ammonia-to-power solution aims to decarbonise the hard-to-abate sectors, including shipping, power generation, and heavy-duty transportation. With Amogy’s solution, the new bunker vessel will be able to reach zero-emissions without compromising the operational and safety requirements.
Amogy and Azane will start exploring the compatibility of their respective technologies and the commercial potential of the combined solutions, with the aim of cooperating on a subsequent pilot project to mature the bunker vessel with the ammonia-to-power solution for commercial applications.
Christian W Berg, MD Amogy Norway said: “We are excited to announce the collaboration with Azane Fuel Solutions on their bunker vessel project. By using our technology, Azane Fuel Solutions can deliver clean ammonia to ships globally with zero emissions from the bunkering operation. This will be a first of its kind for this segment.”
CEO Azane Fuel Solutions Håkon Skjerstad added: “The reason for providing an ammonia bunker vessel is to help decarbonise the shipping industry. Because of this, we need a zero-emission solution to provide propulsion to our vessels. Amogy has a promising technology that can help us reach our strategic ambition of offering zero-emission bunker solutions for deep sea shipping.”
