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THE FUTURE OF LPG SHIPPING

Discover the new XeroCarbon engine design concept

VISION

Ammonia - fuel for change

Ammonia has a chemical composition of NH3. When combusted in a conventional internal combustion engine, ammonia would produce nitrogen and water, making it a carbon-zero fuel. It is also an excellent green hydrogen carrier, overcoming significant transportation and storage issues of liquid hydrogen. 

ENGINE DESIGN

A Mission to Fit a Carbon-Zero Engine into a Small-Size LPG Carrier

Engine Concept

The XeroCarbon engine is based on the conventional designs of dual-fuel engine systems. This technology will combine hydrogen and ammonia in the combustion chamber to increase the overall flammability. 

For cleaner LPG shipping

The entire shipping industry is responsible for around 940 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually - 2.5% of the world's total CO2 emission. This might seem little compared to other areas like land transport. But shipping demands would definitely increase in the coming years to meet the demands of the growing population. 

IMO - The Policy Makers

In recent years, the IMO (International Maritime Organization) has introduced various regulations that would reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. An example of this would be EEXI (Energy Efficiency eXisting ship Index). Since its introduction, surveys have been conducted on vessels which assessed their technical design relating to greenhouse gas emissions, and ship owners are required to receive the EEXI approvals to be able to operate their fleet. This rule is updated quite frequently, making it even tighter, requiring ship owners to make the leap to carbon-zero vessels which operate without regulations. 

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MORE ABOUT AMMONIA

A different approach to clean energy - Green ammonia

Green ammonia is produced by the Haber-Bosch process. In this process, green hydrogen, produced from water electrolysis, is reacted with nitrogen under high temperatures to produce ammonia fuel.

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