Brooklyn-headquartered Amogy Inc. has announced its plans to unveil an ammonia-powered, zero-emission tugboat in late 2023.
Amogy is currently retrofitting a 1957 tugboat that uses diesel generators and electric motors with its ammonia-to-power system. It will be outfitted with a 1-megawatt version of the unique system that is three times larger than the system that was field-tested on Amogy’s ammonia-fueled semi-truck earlier this year.
According to the company, ammonia-to-power technology feeds liquid ammonia through cracking modules integrated into a hybrid fuel cell system, which powers the electric motors for zero-carbon shipping. Ammonia does not emit CO2 when used as a fuel; Yara Clean Ammonia, one of the world’s largest ammonia producers, and the largest global trader and shipper of ammonia, will be providing green ammonia for the tugboat”™s debut.
“We’re incredibly proud of unveiling the first ammonia-powered vessel later this year ”” especially because of the hope, promise and anticipation that ammonia has built as a zero-emission fuel in the heavy transportation industry ”” specifically in regards to maritime shipping,” said Seonghoon Woo, CEO of Amogy. “This is the first milestone of many you will see from Amogy in accelerating the accessibility and scalability of clean energy in the global maritime industry. With successful demonstrations of our ammonia-powered drone, tractor and semi-truck under our belts, we look forward to presenting the first ammonia-powered ship in 2023, with a target to fully commercialize in 2024.”
Photo: Rendering of the new tugboat being created by Amogy
