Ship&Offshore | Ausgabe 04/2024
Progress on ammonia
Engine designer, WinGD, and Japanese shipbuilder, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., have announced that they have completed the initial design of an ammonia fuel supply system (AFSS) for vessels powered by WinGD’s X-DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines. The partners have made rapid progress since agreeing to collaborate less than a year ago. Apart from the AFSS, which includes a fuel valve unit, fuel conditioning, and related piping, a focus has been on the development of features that enable the safe use of ammonia as fuel....