{"id":53824,"date":"2021-07-14T14:49:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carilec.org\/?p=53824"},"modified":"2021-07-14T14:49:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:49:57","slug":"wartsila-launches-major-test-programme-towards-carbon-free-solutions-with-hydrogen-and-ammonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carilec.org\/wartsila-launches-major-test-programme-towards-carbon-free-solutions-with-hydrogen-and-ammonia\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 launches major test programme towards carbon-free solutions with hydrogen and ammonia"},"content":{"rendered":"
W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Corporation, Press release, 14 July 2021 at 10:00 AM E. Europe Standard Time<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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The technology group W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 continues to lead the ongoing transformation of the energy and marine sectors towards carbon-free solutions through its future fuel development work.\u00a0The\u00a0company is pioneering the adoption of hydrogen and ammonia as viable engine fuels through advanced testing in\u00a0W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u2019s\u00a0fuel-flexible combustion engines.<\/p>\n

Hydrogen and ammonia contain no carbon, meaning the combustion releases no CO2 emissions.Full-scale\u00a0engine tests have been recently carried out in\u00a0W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4’s\u00a0engine laboratory in\u00a0Vaasa, Finland,\u00a0to assess the optimum engine parameters for running on\u00a0these\u00a0fuels.\u00a0The test results are very encouraging, with one test engine performing very well when running on a fuel with 70% ammonia content at a typical marine load range.Tests were also completed successfully on another engine in pure hydrogen operation.<\/p>\n

Testing will continue throughout the coming years with the aim of\u00a0defining the most feasible internal combustion engine-based solutions for\u00a0power plant\u00a0and\u00a0marine\u00a0applications,\u00a0thereby\u00a0enabling the transition to a\u00a0decarbonised\u00a0future with green fuels.<\/p>\n

For the energy market,\u00a0W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u00a0expects to have an engine and plant concept for pure hydrogen operation ready by 2025. For the marine market, the company expects to have\u00a0an engine running\u00a0on\u00a0an\u00a0ammonia blend already this year. W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 anticipates having an engine concept with pure ammonia fuel in 2023. In the energy sector, it is anticipated that green hydrogen will deliver 7 percent of the global energy demand by 2050.<\/p>\n

H\u00e5kan Agnevall, CEO\u00a0of\u00a0W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u00a0said: \u201cThese are\u00a0milestone moments\u00a0in\u00a0W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u2019s\u00a0transition to future fuels. Society will have to invest\u00a0significant amounts\u00a0into the infrastructure needed to develop green hydrogen, but those investments require market-ready engines that can run on the fuel once it is\u00a0readily available. The energy and marine industries\u00a0are on a decarbonisation journey, and the fuel flexibility of the engines powering these sectors is key to\u00a0enable the transformation.”<\/p>\n

W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 is also developing ammonia storage and supply systems as part of the\u202fEU\u2019s\u00a0ShipFC\u00a0project. The company\u00a0has\u00a0already\u00a0gained significant experience with ammonia from designing cargo handling systems for liquid petroleum gas carrier vessels, many of which are used to transport ammonia.\u00a0In addition,\u00a0W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u00a0will\u00a0begin testing\u00a0ammonia in a marine four-stroke combustion engine\u00a0together with\u00a0customers Knutsen OAS, Repsol\u00a0Norway\u00a0and Equinor\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Sustainable Energy Catapult Centre in Stord, Norway<\/a>, as part of the\u00a0Demo2000 project.<\/p>\n

W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u2019s\u00a0fuel agnostic approach enables the company to support\u00a0the energy and marine sectors on how to shape\u00a0sustainable, and efficient, future fuel strategies in several cost-optimal steps. For\u00a0example, hydrogen can be used as a fuel in its existing state or as a raw material for\u00a0producing\u00a0a wide range of future fuels, including ammonia and synthetic methane, each of which has different benefits for industrial and mobility applications.\u00a0W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u2019s\u00a0gas engines are\u00a0highly flexible and are\u00a0capable of rapidly ramping up or down in power. When wind and solar power\u00a0vary\u00a0with weather conditions, W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 engines can support the power system\u00a0by\u00a0ramping\u00a0up\u00a0power\u00a0to meet the required\u00a0load, reaching\u00a0full capacity\u00a0in under\u00a0two minutes<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s engines\u00a0can currently run on natural gas, biogas, synthetic methane or hydrogen blends\u00a0of up to 25% hydrogen. Another important part of the way forward is that\u00a0W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 engines will be capable of transitioning to future fuels, including pure hydrogen and ammonia, future-proofing customer assets.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor electricity generation, the amount of renewables globally is growing rapidly,\u00a0which is vital for being able to\u00a0comply with\u00a0the Paris\u00a0Agreement. To achieve the transition to 100% renewable energy by the middle of the century, a significant amount of flexible balancing power is needed as a complement to\u00a0ensure\u00a0stable energy supply,\u00a0when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. There will be different balancing power technologies, but combustion engines and\u00a0battery\u00a0storage will be part of the core solutions. By developing engines that can run on green hydrogen,\u00a0we are enabling that grid balancing can\u00a0be done via a 100% renewable process,\u00a0thereby\u00a0enabling\u00a0the energy systems of tomorrow,\u201d added H\u00e5kan Agnevall.<\/p>\n

\u201cW\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 is united in its aim of limiting climate change to below 2 degrees, and the development of engines capable of running on future fuels is crucial to that. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set a target to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by 50 percent by 2050, compared to 2008 levels.\u00a0In addition, a target has been set to reduce the carbon intensity of shipping by 40 percent by 2030, thus emphasising the need for the rapid introduction of existing and new smart technologies. Our successful engine testing will help us to consider\u00a0a variety of future fuels and determine the optimum use case for each sustainable fuel,\u201d commented Mikael Wideskog, Director of Sustainable Fuels and Decarbonisation at W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Marine Power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Media contacts for more information on this release:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
\nGeneral Manager, Marketing Communications
\nW\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Marine Power
\nMobile +358 (0)40 538 3519
\nmarit.holmlund-sund@wartsila.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Mr Neelayam Sorte
\nManager, Marketing & Communications
\nW\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Energy
\nMob: +91 7045476881
\nneelayam.sorte@wartsila.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Image caption:Full-scale tests are being carried out by the\u00a0W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4\u2019s\u00a0engine laboratory team in Vaasa to assess the optimum engine parameters for running on hydrogen and ammonia fuels. \u00a9 W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Corporation<\/em><\/div>\n

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All W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 press releases are available at: https:\/\/www.wartsila.com\/media\/news-releases<\/a>\u202fand at\u202fhttp:\/\/news.cision.com\/wartsila-corporation<\/a>\u202fwhere also the images can be downloaded.<\/div>\n
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W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 in brief<\/strong>
\nW\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2020,\u00a0W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4’s\u00a0net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 70 countries around the world. W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.\u00a0www.wartsila.com<\/a><\/div>\n
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