Navigator Gas wins DNV's AiP for ammonia-powered gas ...

Navigator Gas has been awarded a new approval in principle (AiP) for ammonia-fuelled gas carrier design from classification society DNV. Advertisement Backtooverview HomeGreenmarineNavigatorGaswinsDNV’sAiPforammonia-poweredgascarrierdesign NavigatorGaswinsDNV’sAiPforammonia-poweredgascarrierdesign Certification&Classification September20,2021, by FatimaBahtić UK-basedownerandoperatorofliquefiedgascarriersNavigatorGashasbeenawardedanewapprovalinprinciple(AiP)forammonia-fuelledgascarrierdesignfromclassificationsocietyDNV. Theawardingoftheapprovalwasannouncedaspartof LondonInternationalShippingWeek2021.Asinformed,thedesignwonapprovalbasedonthespecialfeaturesnotation(GFNH3)underDNV’snewrulesfortheuseofammoniaasfuelingascarriers.NavigatorGashascollaboratedwithotherindustryplayerssuchasMANEnergySolutions,BabcockInternationaltosecuretheAiP. “NavigatorGasbeendiscussingAmmoniaasafuelwithourconsortiumpartnerssince2018,whenthistopicwasonthefringesofdiscussionssurroundingdecarbonisationandtheuseofalternativefuels,”saidPaulFlaherty,TechnicalAdvisortoNavigatorGas. Furthermore,thecompanyconductedafeasibilitystudywhichledtothecompletionofacomprehensivehazardidentification(HAZID)inearly2019.ThishasalsobeenusedasthebasesafetycaseduringitsAiPdiscussionswithDNV. DNV,alongsidetheNorwegianMaritimeAuthority (NMA),reviewedthedesignandrelevantdocumentationandfoundnopotentialshowstopperstoitsrealisation,thefirmrevealed. “ObtaininganAiPfromDNVforanAmmoniafuelledvesselsisthefirststepinpreparingNavigatorGastomeetthefuturedemandsofourcustomersandtoreduceourcarbonfootprintthroughlowergreenhousegasemissions,”emphasizedFlaherty. “Inthelongerterm,usingAmmoniaasfuelisoneofAlternativeFuelsoptionswearepursuing,alongwithCCS,CarbonOffsettingandimprovedVesselOptimisationtoreduceourcarbonfootprintandlowergreenhousegasemissions.” Inthelastcoupleofyears,therehasbeenanexponentialincreaseinthenumberofprojectsaroundtheglobelookingatammoniaascarbon-freesourceofenergy. AccordingtothepredictionsfromtheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),itwillaccountforaround45%ofglobalenergydemandforshippingin2050. RelatedArticle longread Posted:about1yearago Premium LNGisnolongercreatingthebuzz,ammoniais Categories: Vessels Posted:about1yearago Germany-basedenginemanufacturerMANEnergySolutions,whocollaboratedontheproject,isconfidentthatitwouldmeetitstarget ofdevelopingacommerciallyviable,ammonia-poweredmarineengineby2024.  RelatedArticle Posted:about1yearago Trafiguratoco-sponsorMAN’sammoniaenginedevelopment Categories: Businessdevelopments&projects Posted:about1yearago “Severalzero-carbonfuelsoffersignificantpotential,withammoniaofespecialinterest.Sincelargequantitiesofammoniaarealreadytransportedaroundtheworld,itisawell-establishedcommodityandusingittopowershipswouldbeanaturalstep,”ThomasS.Hansen,HeadofPromotionandCustomerSupport,MANEnergySolutionsconcluded. Viewposttag:ammonia Viewposttag:approvalinprinciple Viewposttag:DNVGL Viewposttag:NavigatorGas Sharethisarticle Relatednews AzanewinsDNVAiPforfirstammoniabunkeringterminals Posted:28daysago DNVapprovesH2Carrier’sgreenammoniafloatingproductionunitdesign Posted:22daysago Amogyammonia-to-powersystemapprovedbyLR Posted:2daysago Getyourpremiumsubscriptionnow! Signupformorein-deptharticlesandinsights. Subscribe Advertisement Partner Partner AncoferWaldramSteelplatesBV CustomerbaseWithits100manworkforce,theservicesAWSprovidesforallkindsofcustomproductstogetherwiththeexpertadviceiswhatmakesthemavaluedpartnerforcustomersinalltypesofindustries.CompanyofDillingerAWSisacompanyofDillinger,Dillingen/Saar,Germany,Europe’sleadingproducerofquartoplates,witha[…] Relatedjobs ShoreBasedEngineer WindcatWorkboatsInternationalB.V. SurveyPartyChief Boskalis Manager–Estimation&Bidding FrontEnd Relatednews Listofhighlightednewsarticles Posted:14daysago NYKandpartnersobtainClassNK’sapprovalforammonia-fueledammoniagascarrier Categories: Certification&Classification Posted:14daysago Posted:14daysago HHIgetsgreenlightforammonia-fueledammonia/LPGcarriersdesign Categories: Certification&Classification Posted:14daysago Posted:9daysago BVapprovescargo/fueltankcompatiblewithbothLNGandammonia Categories: Certification&Classification Posted:9daysago Posted:2monthsago KSOEwinsDNV’sAiPfornewLNGfuelsupplysystem Categories: Businessdevelopments&projects Posted:2monthsago RelatedPartners Partner MarineEnergyAlliance(MEA) TheMarineEnergyAlliance(MEA)isa4-yearEuropeanTerritorialCooperationprojectrunningfromMay2018toMay2022.Theprojectisfinanciallysupported… Partner BachmannelectronicGmbH Bachmannelectronic,globalautomationexpertswithheadquartersinAustria,hasbeenoptimizingcustomerproductivityandprofitfor50years.Customers… Partner DamenShipyardsGroup Advertisement