ABS issued an approval in principle (AIP) for a new ammonia fuel supply system (FSS) from Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases, part of Nikkiso Co., Ltd.’s Industrial Division.
The ammonia fuel supply system features high efficiency pumps and an integrated fuel management system and can be installed in marine applications such as merchant ships. ABS completed design reviews based on class and statutory requirements.
Patrick Ryan, ABS Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, said: Ammonia promises to be one of the leading fuel alternatives in the energy transition. “Along with safety excellence, our deep technical expertise in alternative fuels and engine designs makes us the ideal classification society for innovative projects such as this from Nikkiso”,
ABS offers industry-leading services in the application of ammonia as a marine fuel, as well as other alternative energy sources.
Konstantinos Fakiolas, Director of Marine, Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases, said : As a world leader in marine LNG fueling systems, Nikkiso has the right experience and expertise to support customers’ safe transition to lower-carbon ammonia fuel,
“Nikkiso’s FSS for ammonia is designed under the principles of redundancy, enhanced reliability and robustness with the highest safety standards for mitigating leakages and slippages.”
ABS Approves Ammonia Fuel Supply System for Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases.
Source: ABS
