Bourbon Horizon Signs an Agreement for PSVs With No Emissions That Use Amogy's Ammonia Technology.
Amogy's ammonia-to-power technology will be installed on a number of zero-emission platform supply vessels (PSV) that will be constructed by Norwegian partners.
Amogy has signed an MoU with Green Ships AS and Bourbon Horizon AS, two multinational offshore shipping companies that specialize in the design and building of ecologically friendly ships, to provide its technology to two PSVs. The agreement contains a third vessel option.
The commercial and technical management of the new vessels will be carried out by Bourbon Horizon, formerly known as Bourbon Offshore Norway. The business, a partnership between Horizon Maritime and Bourbon Group, currently owns and manages seven offshore boats.
In order to operate the 82-meter-long PSVs with zero emissions, Amogy's ammonia-to-power solution will be integrated into the power plant system.
"Achieving the regulatory standards of the maritime sector requires the successful scaling of zero-emission technologies and cutting-edge ship design. There is a pressing need for the sector to implement decarbonizing solutions because of stronger IMO requirements to minimize the use of fossil fuels as of 2030 and a target to cut CO2 emissions by at least 50% by 2050, according to Bjrn Remy, managing director of Bourbon Horizon. Bourbon Horizon is thrilled to collaborate with Green Ships AS and Amogy to provide a new generation of PSVs to the offshore market. Bourbon Horizon has activities all over the world.
The project will be the first of its kind for zero-emission ePSV, according to Kavli, CEO of Green Ships AS. To ensure the project's success, we rely on both public and private funding, and we are proud to work with one of Norway's top offshore shipyards.
"Liquid ammonia is primarily explored in conjunction with fuel cells and large size batteries for smaller ships, such as a standard PSV size. The industry leader in this sector is Amogy. According to Christian Berg, general director of Amogy Norway, it provides the first powerpack on the market with a cracking technology that transforms liquid ammonia into hydrogen gas for direct integration into fuel cells.
The ammonia tank capacity will be in the range of 100 cubic meters to provide continual operations at sea. Animo said The entire system will follow DNV guidelines that are now being developed, be tightly sealed, and be built to prevent leaks and ensure good ventilation.
"The technology is available to turn ammonia into a fuel with no emissions. The marine industry may take practical actions to meet the IMO targets when combined with the recently announced additional capacity in low- and zero carbon ammonia and ammonia bunkering projects in Norway, Singapore, and the United States, Berg added.
Green Ships claims that its ePSV is made to minimize the amount of electricity used in all operating modes, including transit, idling, on dynamic positioning (DP), and in port, by up to 40%. It has a vertical bow, a slim hull form, and a main propulsion system by Voith that includes two 1.850 kW main thrusters and an integrated active roll mitigation system.
By utilizing the two x 2.000 kW auxiliary dual fuel diesel engines, the ePSV can additionally efficiently supply class notations for the following three contingency functions: standby/rescue, oil recovery, and FIFI 1.