Descripción del proyecto
El amoníaco como combustible alternativo para descarbonizar el transporte marítimo
El amoníaco, que se emplea de forma generalizada en diferentes productos como los abonos, puede formar parte de una solución de combustible marino limpio. Sin embargo, se carece de la infraestructura necesaria para introducir el amoníaco en las futuras mezclas de combustibles. En este contexto, el equipo del proyecto Apollo, financiado con fondos europeos, demostrará la conversión revolucionaria de un motor principal de combustible doble de un buque de abastecimiento en alta mar para que funcione con amoníaco (combustible triple: 70 % de amoníaco, 29 % de gas natural licuado y 1 % de gasóleo marino). Para ecologizar la flota existente, en Apollo se llevará a cabo una demostración a gran escala del uso de un motor de combustible triple (basado en amoníaco) en un buque existente. También se completará la tecnología de retroadaptación de un motor de combustión interna de combustible doble a uno de tres combustibles a través del desarrollo de un almacenamiento y funcionamiento seguros del amoníaco a bordo del buque.
Objetivo
The Apollo project will mature and demonstrate in operational environment, the disruptive conversion of a dual fuel main engine of an offshore supply vessel to ammonia operation (tri-fuel: 70% ammonia, 29% liquified natural gas and 1% marine gas oil), reducing emissions by 70%. The project is developed to closely answer the HORIZON-CL5-2022-D5-01-04 topic of transformation of the existing fleet towards greener operations through retrofitting (ZEWT Partnership). The specific objectives include: 1) Successful large-scale demonstration of the use of tri-fuel ICE (ammonia-based) in an existing vessel; 2) Complete first classification under DNV “Gas fuelled, Ammonia”; 3) 70% reduction of CO2 emissions and NOx emissions below 2.4 g/kWh from vessel operations; 4) Complete retrofitting solution for dual-fuel internal combustion engine to tri-fuel, through development of safe ammonia storage and operation, including both deck load or below deck tanks; 5) Demonstrate the retrofit in replicators in other two vessels with different use (dredging and offshore construction) and validate feasibility for scaling; 6) Support to the expansion of the ammonia bunkering network in the North Sea and beyond, obtain 100% green ammonia for the project’s needs; 7) Validated business case for ammonia as a ship fuel with operational expenditures <130% from baseline by project end.
The Apollo solution will be flexible, so ship owners, ship designers, shipyards, classification agencies and insurance companies can quickly adopt it into their decision-making processes. The consortium will prepare the business case for ammonia in the waterborne transport sector, from the production of green ammonia to its use in different ships on the European scale.
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HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation ActionsCoordinador
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