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Samsung Heavy to Build World’s First Fuel Cell-Powered LNG Carrier

By July 1, 2021 3   min read  (390 words)

July 1, 2021 |

fuel cells works, Samsung Heavy to Build World's First Fuel Cell-Powered LNG Carrier
  • Samsung Heavy Industries is accelerating the development and commercialization of the world’s first fuel cell-operated LNG carrier .
  • Receives approval from DNV GL

SHI succeeded in developing an LNG carrier powered by Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC ) for ships jointly with Bloom Energy of the United States and obtained Basic Design Approval (AIP) from DNV, a Norwegian-German classification society. said work.

The fuel cell-powered LNG carrier developed by Samsung Heavy Industries is an innovative method that does not require an internal combustion engine or other equipment that uses oil by replacing the ship’s propulsion engine with an SOFC using naturally vaporized LNG  .

Therefore , it does not generate harmful substances such as sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), and it can also significantly reduce greenhouse gas (CO2) , so it is evaluated as an eco-friendly ship that can effectively respond to stringent environmental regulations.

Samsung Heavy to Build Worlds First Fuel Cell Powered LNG Carrier

Samsung Heavy Industries Co. and Bloom Energy representatives pose for a photo after winning an approval in principle for their fuel cell-powered LNG carrier design from DNV GL, a Norwegian-German ship quality assurance society, in this photo provided by Samsung Heavy on July 1, 2021

In September 2019, Samsung Heavy Industries received approval for the basic design of a fuel cell-applied crude oil carrier from DNV, and in July 2020, it signed a joint development business agreement with Bloom Energy.

SHI plans to conduct a demonstration test at the LNG demonstration facility built at the Geoje Shipyard, and plans to launch full-scale marketing for global ship owners.

Ho-Hyun Jeong, head of Samsung Heavy Industries’ technology development division, said, “The fuel cell-powered vessel is a new concept vessel that can dramatically reduce air pollutant emissions as well as noise and vibration and maintenance costs by replacing an internal combustion engine with a fuel cell. the fuel cell propulsion system of the vessel continue to lead the international standard would “have we said that.

Meanwhile, as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee decided to reduce carbon emissions in stages by introducing the Existing Ship Energy Efficiency Index (EEXI) and Carbon Intensity Index (CII) to ships from 2023, the demand for Eco-friendly ships is expected to increase further .

More on SHI:

Samsung Heavy Industries and Bloom Energy Advance Plans for Clean Power Ships with Joint Development Agreement

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