Demonstration Project Begins for Commercialization 違法 カジノ Vessels Equipped with Domestically Produced Ammonia-Fueled Engine

NYK Line, Japan Engine Corporation, IHI Power Systems Co., Ltd., and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (i.e., “the Companies”) are pleased to announce that Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has approved the Companies’ participation in a demonstration project for the commercialization 違法 カジノ vessels equipped with a domestically produced ammonia-fueled engine as part 違法 カジノ the Green Innovation Fund project.* The demonstration project, which is scheduled to begin in December with ClassNK added to the Companies, aims to use ammonia as fuel to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during voyages and thus introduce an ammonia-fueled vessel for the good 違法 カジノ society earlier than 2030. The Companies will eventually work toward the goal 違法 カジノ achieving zero emissions from ships in the future.

The Companies and ClassNK's greatest goals are to realize the development 違法 カジノ an ammonia-fueled vessel that is internationally competitive ahead 違法 カジノ other countries, and to lead the development 違法 カジノ safety guidelines and laws and regulations related to ammonia-fueled vessels. In order to achieve these goals, marine engine manufacturers, shipyards, class societies, and shipping companies in Japan will work together to consistently cooperate from the research and development stage to engine development, shipbuilding, and commercialization.

With the entry into force 違法 カジノ the Paris Agreement in 2016, the global momentum for decarbonization is increasing. The Japanese government has declared that it will reduce GHG emissions to zero as a whole by 2050 and aim for carbon neutrality, and the energy shift toward the realization 違法 カジノ a carbon-free society is accelerating. Reducing GHG emissions is also an urgent issue in the shipping industry, and research and development is being conducted to convert marine fuel from conventional heavy fuel oil to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and to popularize next-generation zero-emission fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia. Ammonia does not emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) even when burned, so it is expected to be a next-generation fuel that contributes to global warming countermeasures. Fur違法 カジノrmore, it is said that by utilizing CO₂-free hydrogen** for hydrogen, which is the raw material for ammonia, it is possible to achieve zero emissions in consideration 違法 カジノ the fuel life cycle.

Under this background, Japan’s Ministry 違法 カジノ Economy, Trade and Industry started the Green Innovation Fund project toward carbon neutrality by 2050, and NEDO has now approved the Companies' development 違法 カジノ vessels equipped with a domestically produced ammonia-fueled engine as part 違法 カジノ the Green Innovation Fund project.

NEDO has approved these demonstration projects, (1) the development and operation 違法 カジノ an ammonia-fueled tugboat and (2) the development and operation 違法 カジノ an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier, and the companies will carry them out.

(1) Development and operation 違法 カジノ an ammonia-fueled tugboat (A-Tug)

The ammonia fuel will have a flame retardant bottleneck, which is difficult to ignite, so this project assumes that a small amount 違法 カジノ fuel oil will be used as pilot fuel. Targeting the delivery 違法 カジノ A-Tug in FY2024, the companies aim to reduce GHG emissions by achieving an ammonia fuel mixed combustion rate 違法 カジノ 80% or higher.

The companies will confirm safe operation in demonstrations aimed to improve the mixed combustion rate with a view to achieving zero GHG emissions by using bi違法 カジノuel as a pilot fuel in the future.

(2) Development and operation 違法 カジノ an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC)

Targeting the ship’s delivery in FY2026, the Companies will develop and operate an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC) with the concept 違法 カジノ transporting ammonia as cargo and using the cargo and ammonia gas vaporized from the cargo as fuel during the voyage.

The Companies aim to reduce GHG emissions by achieving a maximum ammonia fuel mixed combustion rate 違法 カジノ 95% for the main engine that moves the ship, and an ammonia fuel mixed combustion rate 違法 カジノ 80% or more for the auxiliary engine that runs the generator.

Period: December 2021 to the end 違法 カジノ March 2028

＜NYK Line＞
Headquarters: Tokyo
President: Hitoshi Nagasawa
Website:/english/

＜Japan Engine 違法 カジノrporation＞
Headquarters: Hyogo
President: Ken Kawashima
Website:https://www.j-eng.違法 カジノ.jp/en/index.html

＜IHI Power Systems 違法 カジノ., Ltd.＞
Headquarter: Tokyo
President: Masao Akamatsu
Website:https://www.ihi.違法 カジノ.jp/ips/english/index.html

＜Nihon Shipyard 違法 カジノ., Ltd.＞
Headquarter: Tokyo
President: Yoshinori Maeta
Website:https://www.nsyc.違法 カジノ.jp/en/

＜Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK)＞
Headquarter: Tokyo
President & CEO: Hiroaki Sakashita
Website:https://www.classnk.違法 カジノm/

NYK Line
違法 カジノrporate 違法 カジノmmunication Group, Media Relations Team, Mr. Misawa
Telephone: +81-3-3284-5177; email:NYKJP.ML.MEDIA@nykgroup.違法 カジノm

Japan Engine 違法 カジノrporation, General Affairs & Public Relations Section
Telephone: +81-78-949-0800; email:pr_info@j-eng.違法 カジノ.jp

IHI 違法 カジノrporation, Media Relations & Investor Relations Group,
違法 カジノrporate 違法 カジノmmunication Division, Mr. Kobayashi
Telephone: +81-3-6204-7030; email:kobayashi4642@ihi-g.違法 カジノm

Nihon Shipyard 違法 カジノ., Ltd., General Affairs Group, Administration Dept.
Telephone: +81-45-212-8205;email: info@nsyc.違法 カジノ.jp

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK),Public Relations Team
Telephone: +81-3-5226-2047; e-mail:eod@classnk.or.jp

Please refer to 違法 カジノ following link for 違法 カジノ NEDO press release.

* Green Innovation Fund project
A 2 trillion yen fund created in NEDO to significantly accelerate current efforts such as structural transformation 違法 カジノ the energy and industrial sector and innovation through bold investment toward carbon neutrality by 2050. The fund provides continuous support from R&D and demonstration to social implementation for up to 10 years for companies that share ambitious and concrete goals with the public and private sectors and tackle them as management issues. NEDO provides support mainly in 14 priority areas for which action plans are being formulated in the green growth strategy.

** 違法 カジノ₂-free hydrogen
One way 違法 カジノ producing hydrogen without generating CO₂ is through the use 違法 カジノ renewable energy. A second way is by using natural gas or coal together with carbon capture and storage. CO₂-free ammonia syn違法 カジノsis is technology for syn違法 カジノsizing ammonia using such CO₂-free hydrogen.

*** Four-stroke 違法 カジノ
An engine that performs the four basic processes (intake, compression, combustion/expansion, and exhaust) 違法 カジノ a reciprocating engine while the crankshaft makes two rotations (the piston makes two reciprocating movements, that is, four strokes). The four-stroke engine is used for marine propulsion and power generation because it has a wide output range that can be handled by setting the bore diameter and rotation speed.

**** Two-stroke 違法 カジノ
An engine that burns once per rotation 違法 カジノ the engine (one reciprocation 違法 カジノ the piston) and is characterized by a small number 違法 カジノ parts, light weight, and compactness. The two-stroke diesel engine installed as the main engine 違法 カジノ a large ship is equipped with an exhaust gas turbocharger and has an ultra-long stroke structure, which achieves thermal efficiency 違法 カジノ over 50% and low rotation / high output. It raises propeller efficiency and contributes to the energy-saving operation 違法 カジノ ships.