- Green ammonia is emerging as a possible future fuel, supported by shipowners’ efforts to identify alternatives to fossil fuels to meet growing environmental concerns.
- Global energy and commodity pricing service Argus has agreed to share its database of ammonia terminals with DNV GL’s Alternative Fuel Insight online platform.
Global energy and commodity pricing service Argus Media along with the classification society DNV GL, joined forcers and launched industry’s first online platform for green ammonia, reports a news release by PR News Wire.
Use of alternative fuels
Under their agreement, Argus Media will share its database of ammonia terminals with DNV GL’s Alternative Fuel Insight online platform, a website that provides information about and promotes the use of alternative fuels.
“We are happy to share our extensive knowledge of ammonia infrastructure with the shipping industry to help assist with the energy transition and the move towards cleaner transport fuels. Our database will show companies where they can access ammonia around the world,” Argus chairman and chief executive Adrian Binks said.
Ammonia database
According to the companies, Argus has extensive data on ammonia terminals globally, built up as part of its fertilizer business.
This database includes location, capacity and ownership structure, and can now be accessed through a user-friendly map view on the Alternative Fuel Insight online platform operated by DNV GL.
Ammonia as marine fuel
As explained, companies seeking data on global availability of ammonia as a marine fuel can access this free of charge. What is more, the initiative makes data on existing ammonia storage infrastructure at ports around the world, publicly available.
This collaboration between Argus and DNV GL therefore helps to demystify the near-term availability of ammonia, lowers the barrier for adoption of ammonia as a bunker fuel, and accelerates the maritime sector’s transition to carbon-free fuels.
Sustainable energy economy
For the records, the online platform has been applauded by the Ammonia Energy Association, which advocates for the use of ammonia in a sustainable energy economy.
In fact, Ammonia Energy Association executive director Trevor Brown stated, “Ammonia is a leading contender to be one of the sector’s future carbon-free fuels, but information about the availability of ammonia has been hard to find, leaving maritime companies with range anxiety and unanswered questions about the necessary infrastructure investments.”
The Alternative Fuel Insight platform can be accessed here.
Argus and DNV will be discussing the Alternative Fuel Insight project and the development of ammonia as a marine fuel at 1pm GMT on Wednesday 18 November, in the Ammonia Infrastructure webinar as part of the Ammonia Energy Association’s 17th annual Ammonia Energy Conference.
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Source: PR News Wire
