Swedish sustainable solutions provider Alfa Laval and Swiss engine designer WinGD have established a partnership in which Alfa Laval will deliver two fuel supply systems (FSS) for testing WinGD’s ammonia-fueled engine in early 2024.
Significant step
The partnership is seen as a significant step forward in the development of ammonia as a future fuel for marine vessels.
Ammonia is anticipated to become a key fuel in the shipping industry’s efforts to reduce its impact on carbon emissions. To advance the use of zero-carbon fuels, WinGD is at the forefront of developing ammonia-fuelled engines.
In the next step of the company’s ongoing ammonia test campaign, WinGD has partnered with Alfa Laval to provide two customized ammonia fuel supply systems for their Engine Research and Innovation Centre in Winterthur, Switzerland.
“Strategic collaboration, like this one with WinGD, represents a definitive pathway towards achieving decarbonisation and fuel transition,” Viktor Friberg, Head of Marine Separation & Fuel Supply Systems, Alfa Laval, said.
“With each new collaboration we are one step further on the path to running engines with zero carbon emissions,” Sebastian Hensel, R&D Director, WinGD,he pointed out.
Alfa Laval’s role in the project will draw heavily on its vast technical know-how in fuel supply technology and experience with a wide range of fuels, both conventional and alternative. Alfa Laval FCM, the low-flashpoint fuel supply system (LFSS), has a flexible design and fully automated operations to ensure safe and smooth process control.
Mitigation system
This project will provide a testing environment to help both the companies carry out development activities of the engine and equipment associated with it. Alfa Laval will also investigate and develop a mitigation system to secure safe handling of ammonia.
Alfa Laval has made significant progress in developing technology for using ammonia as fuel, in close collaboration with key industry stakeholders. In 2022, Alfa Laval got approval for testing ammonia at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg. As with LNG, biofuels and methanol, the center has deepened its knowledge of ammonia combustion to help in the development of onboard technologies, keeping safety and efficiency in mind.
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Source : Off shore energy
