Imagine a maritime industry sailing on zero-carbon fuels
By 2030, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners targets supplying the shipping industry with millions of tonnes of clean ammonia annually in an end-to-end solution
By 2030, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners targets supplying the shipping industry with millions of tonnes of clean ammonia annually in an end-to-end solution
Copenhagen Infrastructure Energy Transition Fund (CI-ETF) is the largest dedicated clean hydrogen fund globally with a fund size of EUR 3 billion.CIP has secured a pipeline of projects that add up to more than 10 million tonnes of clean ammonia per annum covering the globe that can serve any demand centre worldwide. The 10 million tonnes will be ramped up during the period 2028 – 2035 and more volume is expected to be added continuously.
Like other e-fuels, e-ammonia is produced by splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen by using renewable electricity. But unlike other e-fuels, ammonia does not require CO2 to be added to obtain the end product.
Blue ammonia is produced by splitting hydrogen from natural gas in a reformer process and by capturing the CO2 that is emitted during that process and storing it underground.
Ammonia does not emit CO2 when combusted, whereas other sustainable marine fuels do.
Production of the first volumes of CIP produced sustainable marine fuels is expected to start in the late 2020's, when ammonia fueled vessels will be ready to set sail. The main marine engine developers have publicly announced that ammonia engines will be commercially available in 2026.
Together with other industry partners, CIP will facilitate the logistics value chain, which includes ocean transportation, storage and local distribution of the clean ammonia to reach the location which is convenient for the customer.
To ensure safe bunker operations and fuel handling, the IMO is developing guidelines and large bunkering ports are preparing trials and protocols. CIP will complement this with a Bunker Operations and Fuel Handling Manual, which is currently under development.
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