Amogy to retrofit ammonia-based power system on offshore supply vessel

Skansi Offshore, a shipping company based in the Faroe Islands, is studying the feasibility of retrofitting one of its offshore supply vessels with Amogy's proprietary ammonia-to-power technology.

PHOTO: An offshore supply vessel owned by Skansi Offshore. LinkedIn of Skansi Offshore

Amogy, a US-based start-up backed by e-commerce giant Amazon, developed a zero-carbon power system that uses ammonia to generate hydrogen aboard ships.

The system feeds liquid ammonia stored onboard the vessel into a catalyst-based reactor system. The reactor converts ammonia to hydrogen by breaking it down into nitrogen and hydrogen molecules through a process called "ammonia cracking".

Fuel cells installed on board the vessel will utilise hydrogen as a fuel for propulsion.

According to Skansi Offshore, the technology will enable its offshore supply ships to operate with zero-emissions.

By Konica Bhatt

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