Many green solutions for shipping are arriving onboard in containerised form.
Spain’s H2SITE has unveiled its onboard ammonia cracking technology, which comes in a container, and produces fuel cell quality hydrogen. The technology has just received approval in principle from Lloyd’s Register
H2SITE’s AMMONIA to H2POWER technology Receives Approval in Principle from Lloyd’s Register with the system trialled last November on Zumaia Offshore’s Bertha B vessel.
Ammonia cracking is gaining momentum as a potential hydrogen carrier for onboard applications and this Spanish system is based on H2SITE’s hydrogen-selective membranes that overcome the thermodynamic limitations of the ammonia cracking reaction by recovering hydrogen continuously and resulting in virtually complete ammonia conversion and higher efficiencies at lower temperatures, reducing overall energy consumption and footprint.
“Having commissioned our first cracker and fuel cell unit last year aboard the supply vessel Bertha B, we are currently scaling up the technology and designing MW-scale units,” said Jose Medrano, technical director at H2SITE.
The systems will be integrated with both propulsion systems and auxiliary power units to serve a range of vessels, from offshore platforms to tankers and gas carriers.
Other containerised green solutions covered by Splash recently include TECO 2030’s fuel cell power generator (FCPG) for use onboard oceangoing applications and the Hyflex hydrogen fuel cell (pictured below) currently being trialled at the port of Gothenburg.
