The market for environment-friendly ammonia is “there undeniably,” claims Chief Business Development Officer in Grieg Star Group, Vidar Lundberg.
Grieg Edge, the advancement center of Norwegian delivery team Grieg Star, and also Wärtsilä Norway have actually gotten NOK 46.3 million (regarding $5.4 million) in assistance from the Norwegian federal government’s Pilot- E program for a job that intends to to introduce an ammonia-fueled vessel generating no greenhouse gas exhausts by 2024.
“We regard the funding from Pilot-E as a valuable stamp of approval for our plans,” claims Nicolai Grieg, Head ofGrieg Edge “Both Wärtsilä and we feel confident that this project represents the future for the maritime sector. To have the support from the Norwegian Research Council and Innovation Norway is a significant step towards completion.”
The vessel, the MS Green Ammonia, will certainly disperse environment-friendly ammonia from an intended manufacturing facility in Berlev åg, Norway, to different places and also end-users along the shore. The ultimate style, dimension, and also quantity of the vessel will certainly depend on the marketplace and also end-user rate of interest. However, the task has actually currently developed Letters of Intent (LOI) with numerous heavyweight commercial companions.
“We see a strong interest from owners of ferries, offshore supply ships, fishing vessels, and from energy-producing companies. In total, they require an amount of energy surpassing what we can achieve in this project. The market is there without a doubt,” claims Vidar Lundberg, Chief Business Development Officer,Grieg Star Group “Norway, with its high number of vessels using LNG or alternative fuels, with high volumes of green energy, and the cheapest electrical power in Europe, is probably the perfect arena for the world’s first market for green ammonia.”
Ship proprietors running LNG-fueled vessels are seen a considerable resource of possible clients. Depending on the engine kind, ammonia might be combined with the LNG, or conversely, the engine might be conveniently retrofitted to make use of just ammonia.
“We are in the midst of a transition to low carbon shipping, and the long traditions we have in Norway for cross industry cooperation is vital for the successful implementation of a new green value chain. Through fruitful collaboration with customers, Wärtsilä has been at the forefront of developing marine applications for LNG, hybrid systems, and fuel cells. We are excited to be contributing to this important demonstration project for green ammonia together with a forward leaning ship owner such as Grieg Edge, and the other collaborating partners”, claims Cato Esper ø, Head of sales Wärtsilä Norway.
